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Open Wide

from Volume Two by Collective Order

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As the calendar flipped from 2016 to 2017 and I took in the social and political climate around me, "Open Wide" addressed two main thoughts – the struggles minorities face as they navigate through systems not built for or by them, and to remember that complacency is a problem, both at the individual and collective level.
—Laura Swankey

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Thirty squares, unfolding into one block after one block...
In a blink, you are grooming habits that will serve a goal that was never yours
And your eyes, that you thought were open wide, focus on the mud
Once dirt, stone and root, now thick cloud of compromise

That's what happens when you're in a world that's not yours
No rules except the ones you break for
The compromise is dripping down your leg
But fight or play, you will never win

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from Volume Two, released September 29, 2017
Composed by Laura Swankey

Lead Vocals – Laura Swankey
Background Vocals – Jocelyn Barth, Belinda Corpuz
Trombone – Nebyu Johannes
Guitar – Liam Stanley
Upright Bass – Connor Walsh
Drums – Andrew Miller

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Collective Order Toronto, Ontario

Collective Order is a collaborative recording project featuring 21 jazz musicians based in Toronto. Since forming in 2015, the band has released one album of jazz standards and two albums consisting of all-original compositions. Now releasing their third album, the band has undoubtedly developed a distinct aesthetic centred around a shared creative process. ... more

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