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Is It Too Much To Ask?

by Todd Phipps

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Lot of things on my mind...people not even willing to take stupidly-simple measures to protect those around them...making everything all about them...and people of color can't catch a break...sometimes it seems humanity's lost its damn marbles...can't we do better? Is it too much to ask?

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Is it too much to ask
To look out for each other
To make sure we’re all okay and
Take time to be kind
And give fear and hate no space
Is it too much to ask
To be welcoming
To be open
To be real
Face the challenges with honesty
Ever ready to extend grace

Chorus:
No man is an island
We’re all connected no matter where we are
Let our hearts be bound
In unity and love
Maybe we can
Overcome our present troubles with resolve
If we all work together
Everything shall be possible for us

<Turnaround with organ figure>

Is it too much to ask
To act justly
To love mercy
And humility
To be the keepers of our brothers and sisters
And mourn with those who grieve

Is it too much to ask
To take a stand
Be counted against hate
To be an example
To live the way of peace

Chorus:
No man is an island
We’re all connected no matter where we are
Let our hearts be bound
In unity and love
Maybe we can
Overcome our present troubles with resolve
If we all work together
Everything shall be possible for us


Bridge:
How can it be so hard to lend a helping hand?
How does this make man any less free?
Is this really what we want to be?
Let the truth shine clear and let light be your guide
Stand together or fall apart...

Organ Solo

Repeat Chorus:
No man is an island
We’re all connected no matter who we are
Let our hearts be bound
In unity and love
Maybe we can
Overcome our present troubles with resolve
If we all come together
Everything will be possible for us



Organ coda

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released January 10, 2021
Todd Phipps: 6 and 12 string acoustic guitars, electric guitar, bass, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond M-102 organ, vocals

Produced and Engineered by Todd Phipps in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin.

Track artwork is a snippet of a photograph I took of the Berlin Wall at the East Side Gallery in October 2019.

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Todd Phipps Mount Horeb, Wisconsin

I'm a Hammond organ player and multi-instrumentalist from Mount Horeb, Wisconsin. I play in multiple rock, blues, and funk projects in the Madison WI area and occasionally produce some of my own music, which you will find here. Enjoy and thank you for listening! ... more

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