Name: Man in the Middle
Duration: P00H04M13S
Description: Originally demoed after writing Garageband in 2007, the title wouldn't leave me alone. It came together for this compilation with Sebastian on drums. When you're busy looking left and right, sometimes you have to keep your eye on the man in the middle.

Man in the Middle

from Rarer by Andy White

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Originally demoed after writing Garageband in 2007, the title wouldn't leave me alone. It came together for this compilation with Sebastian on drums. When you're busy looking left and right, sometimes you have to keep your eye on the man in the middle.

lyrics

You’ve given everything you’ve got
To the man in the middle

I know you’re crazy about the means of production
Your international skill needs no introduction
You’ve given everything you’ve got
To the man in the middle
You’ve given everything you’ve got
To the man in the middle

I know you’re worried about the competition
Have you forgotten all of your suspicions
You’ve taken everything you have
You put it all in the same bag
Let him lead you to war
He never told you the truth what it was for
Given everything you’ve got
To the man in the middle

What happened to your Dada
What happened to your Futurism
What happened to your principles
What happened to your Communism
What happened to your Pop Art
What happened to your punk scene
What happened to your primal scream
What happened to your hippy dream

You’ve taken everything you have
You put it all in the same bag
You led everyone to war
Didn’t tell the truth about what it was for
And we’ve given everything we’ve got
To the man in the middle
It’s not a lot
But we’ve given everything we’ve got
To the man in the middle

You can say all we needed was a constitution
All we ever needed was a revolution
Alright

We’ve taken everything we have
Put it all in the same bag
And we’ve given everything we’ve got
To the man in the middle
To the man in the middle
To the man in the middle
The man in the middle

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from Rarer, released May 2, 2021
Sebastian White - drums

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Andy White Belfast, UK

Belfast songwriter, has guitar wants to travel. Latest album - Good Luck I Hope You Make It

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