Kings of Fiat
Posted June 21st, 2007 by Michael Nystrom
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I received this great email tonight from Colin Elliott who is a musician in a band:
I'm 24 and a huge fan of Ron Paul in Eugene, Oregon. This song has been popular locally whenever my band plays it. I never thought of submitting it to you, but I think it has a relevant message in light of Dr. Paul's campaign. It's about the Federal Reserve and called "Kings of Fiat".
We have to remember that it was the final separation of the dollar from gold that caused Dr. Paul to enter congress in the first place. The song discusses the nature of the Fed, everything from its shady history to the idea that we, the people, need to be doing all we can to fight it. The Fed's ability to print money out of thin air is the reason we have the runaway entitlement spending and military adventurism we do. It all goes back to them. Thank goodness Ron Paul is brave enough to fight them!
It may seem impossible to write a coherent song about monetary policy - but it has been done! People hear this song and actually listen to the words - they get very excited. Anyway, here is a YouTube of it being played live and the album version which was recorded a few months ago. I hope you enjoy it.
Lyrics:
This is the currency, the specie which you trade
It bears the name of those who fund this masquerade
It's not worth a thing!
For me or for you
There was a simple time when this a receipt
It was backed by gold and valuable but now it's just deceit
Trade it in for liberty
Stop the Fed and be set free
The cautious should beware to mess with those who steal
A gun they have inside their hand to kill those who reveal
From JFK to Andrew J. - they bury those who squeal
You may blame the bourgeoisie
But they are not your enemy
Fight the fed and be set free
Fascists rule the Fed today
And our rights they have betrayed
It is time that we agree
Stop the Fed and be set free!
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Colin - Excellent work! Thank you so much for sharing this! Great song, and great lyrics. In today's interview on NPR, Dr. Paul talked a lot about how young people are really energized about his campaign. He's most certainly talking about people like you and your very well informed fans.
He also mentioned that we're living in an era of fascism, as you mention in the song...
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What a great song!! People, this is not some campy folk song, this rocks! It's going in my collection on iTunes and my iPod permanently! I can't wait to share it with others too. Thanks Colin, you are AWESOME DUDE!
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Yeah, great lyrics – thanks.
“It may seem impossible to write a coherent song about monetary…†- my specialty is incoherent…
But hey, I’ve just listened to Dore’s ‘Inflation Nation’ about five times in the last couple days. This is some great stuff – the style is all over the place. It’s funny, it’s serious as a heart attack, and you may find yourself singing along to it. It’s a great companion to this campaign because you could have playing in the background where others can hear it. Anyway, very professional stuff – like I said, hard to categorize. I put the original cd in the player between Musselwhite and Prine, if that’s any help.
Remo Conscious, Steve Dore & The Stranger
This song goes into my my favorites along with:
Remo Conscious's "Land of the Robots:
http://www.depression2.tv...
Steve Dore's "Critical to Get Political"
http://dailypaul.com/node...
and the Stranger's "And Weapons For All"
http://www.bullnotbull.co...