“Resister” by She Drew the Gun – A Song Feature

     She is a caffeinated Courtney Barnett. Louisa Roach of She Drew the Gun writes intelligent, potentially impactful lyrics, but with a greater emphasis on melody than does Barnett. “Resister” is a single from the band’s album “Revolution Of Mind.” In a discussion of the record, Louisa Roach stated that if here is a central theme, it is liberation: “Empowerment; resisting; arming yourself with knowledge; questioning the status quo, questioning your own state of mind and how it's affected by the systems we live in.”

     Roach is from Wirral, UK. We thank Lorraine Long of Charmfactory (http://charmfactory.co.uk/) for bringing “Resister” to our attention.

     “Resister” by She Drew the Gun

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Lyrics of “Resister” by She Drew the Gun

Oppose the flow, or take the role,

They’re only asking for your body and soul

And your mind is not your own

Until you comprehend their forms of control

All the underdogs, black sheep,

Fighters of the powers that be

In tenements, high rises,

Freedom fighters, the outsiders

‘Cos some of us are healing,

And some of us are feeding a pain,

We just need to speak it

So we can proceed again,

Hey sister, don't let your heart close its fist yeah

You got to, get up up be a resister

You got to, get up up be a resister

Sometimes it’s too much you know

And now I know they’ve got you feeling down low

But there’s just one way to dig ourselves from this hole

‘Cos true change only comes from below

Breeze riders, occupiers, residing

In otherwise sidelined quarters,

On doorways, on corners, and borders

‘Cos some of us are healing,

And some of us are feeding a pain,

And we just need to speak it

So we can proceed again,

Hey sister, don't let your heart close its fist yeah

You got to, get up up be a resister

You got to, get up up be a resister

Hey sister, don't let your heart close its fist yeah

You got to, get up up be a resister

You got to, get up up be a resister

The slackers, the sleepless, the homeless, the loners

Sex workers with a service, street workers risking murder

On council estates reclaiming space, from ethical leaders

And we just need to speak it so we can proceed again

Hey sister, don't let your heart close its fist yeah

You got to, get up up be a resister

You got to, get up up be a resister

Hey sister, don't let your heart close its fist yeah

You got to, get up up be a resister

You got to, get up up be a resister