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Spies Are Reading My Blog

from Spies Are Reading My Blog by David Rovics

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It's true. They even told me they were doing it!

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I should be gigging in New Zealand now but
I am not I'm stuck at Narita instead
I should be singing in Dunedin, smoking kiwi pot
And chilling with the kiwi reds
But when I showed up at the airport to board my flight
I was handed somebody's cell phone
Suddenly the future didn't look so bright And I entered the Twilight Zone

The woman on the line said hello I'm from Immigration
You may have a ticket but you can't go To our great island nation
I felt like I'd been hit in the face With a big old kiwi log
But then I felt the Stasi's cold embrace
When she said I've been reading your blog

The spies are reading my blog The introduction and the prologue
And if that's so, it just might be true That they're watching this video, too

Well I normally don't get many views A few hundred friends and kooks
So it comes as surprising news That some of the are kiwi spooks
I try to get my missives out And cause some small commotion
Someone's listening, now there's no doubt
Across the South Pacific ocean

Were you strip-searched in Trondheim, she asked
What kinds of things do you smoke
Have you ever been charged with a crime Are you rich or are you broke
Have you ever been turned away From any borders you tried to cross
What kind of venues did you plan to play Do you use dental floss

I said it seems a bit unusual For you to do things quite this way
I asked her is this normal But she wouldn't say
She'd just repeat her message At Narita you shall remain
I've read your blog, each vile passage And you may not board that plane

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from Spies Are Reading My Blog, released November 4, 2013

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David Rovics Portland, Oregon

Singer/songwriter, writer, podcaster (on Spotify, Substack & Patreon), anarchist, dad, lover of life.

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