My Brother is a Mark

[Intro]

[Verse 1]
I see you standing with a covered face
Taking up the oxygen and taking up the space
Screaming at the shadows that they put upon your screen
Caught inside the gears of a billionaire's machine
But underneath the fabric and the anger that you wear
I know there is a tired man who's drowning in despair.

[Chorus]
Oh, my brother is a mark, he bought the counterfeit
He is swallowing the poison and they are charging him for it!
But I will not close the door, and I will not look away
Because we both have got to live here at the ending of the day.
Yeah, take off the colors and step out of the dark...
I love you, but my brother is a mark.
(My brother is a mark)

[Verse 2]
We both drank the water from the Shady River well
We both felt the panic when the job market fell
You are looking for a villain in the woman on the train
Because it is easier to hate her than to look at your own pain
But the people who have robbed you are the ones who cheer you on
Selling you a battle when your dignity is gone.

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
I am not your enemy. I am just a man.
With a blister on my finger and some dirt upon my hand.
If you ever drop the anger, if you ever need a rest...
There is a place here at the table for the weary and the pressed.

[Outro]
Step out of the dark.
Drop the mask.
Come on home.

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[Intro] [Verse 1] I see you standing with a covered face Taking up the oxygen and taking up the space Screaming at the shadows that they put upon your screen Caught inside the gears of a billionaire's machine But underneath the fabric and the anger that you wear I know there is a tired man who's drowning in despair. [Chorus] Oh, my brother is a mark, he bought the counterfeit He is swallowing the poison and they are charging him for it! But I will not close the door, and I will not look away Because we both have got to live here at the ending of the day. Yeah, take off the colors and step out of the dark... I love you, but my brother is a mark. (My brother is a mark) [Verse 2] We both drank the water from the Shady River well We both felt the panic when the job market fell You are looking for a villain in the woman on the train Because it is easier to hate her than to look at your own pain But the people who have robbed you are the ones who cheer you on Selling you a battle when your dignity is gone. [Chorus] Oh, my brother is a mark, he bought the counterfeit He is swallowing the poison and they are charging him for it! But I will not close the door, and I will not look away Because we both have got to live here at the ending of the day. Yeah, take off the colors and step out of the dark... I love you, but my brother is a mark. (My brother is a mark) [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] I am not your enemy. I am just a man. With a blister on my finger and some dirt upon my hand. If you ever drop the anger, if you ever need a rest... There is a place here at the table for the weary and the pressed. [Chorus] Oh, my brother is a mark, he bought the counterfeit He is swallowing the poison and they are charging him for it! But I will not close the door, and I will not look away Because we both have got to live here at the ending of the day. Yeah, take off the colors and step out of the dark... I love you, but my brother is a mark. (My brother is a mark) [Outro] Step out of the dark. Drop the mask. Come on home. © 2026 The Shady River Bard. All rights reserved.

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