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Passive People

from Open Wide by Jen Chapin & Stephan Crump

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Passive People


Another day slips away
Like a baby from a chair
I watch the fall
No one seems to care at all
Not at all

Another crime joins the line
That stretches all the way to the sea
But I’m glad it didn’t happen to me
Not to me

We are passive people at the end of the day
We let the outrage melt away
It seems that life is so much easier that way
We are passive people there’s a lot that we can take
Our hearts will dry up before they break
No questions asked
Just invisible ache


The riches climb dime by dime
So happy that weve finally got it made
So the dollars aren’t so evenly sprayed around
Maybe – yes – I’m sure they’ll trickle down

We have heaven-sent good intent
We cry for lonely people at the movies
We feel their pain
We storm the streets but then it starts to rain
It begins to rain

We are passive people at the end of the day
We let the outrage melt away
It seems that life is so much easier that way
We are passive people there’s a lot that we can take
Our hearts will dry up before they break
No questions asked
Just invisible ache

words and music by Jen Chapin ©2002 Purple Chair Music (ASCAP)

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from Open Wide, released October 29, 2002

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Stephan Crump Brooklyn, New York

Memphis-bred, Grammy-nominated, Echo Award-winning bassist/composer Stephan Crump is an active bandleader with fourteen critically-acclaimed album releases in addition to numerous film scoring contributions. Known for transforming his instrument into a speaking entity of magnetic pull, his focus on creative instrumental music has led to collaborations with many leading lights of his generation. ... more

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