Piano/Vocals: Commonwealth of Toil

[@ThnbAnimatrll]

In the gloom of mighty cities Midst the roar of whirling wheels We are toiling on like chattel slaves of old And our masters hope to keep us Ever thus beneath their heels And to coin our very life blood into gold But we have a glowing dream Of how fair the world will seem When each man can live his life secure and free When the earth is owned by labor And there's joy and peace for all In the Commonwealth of Toil that is to be They would keep us cowed and beaten Cringing meekly at their feet They would stand between each worker and his bread Shall we yield our lives up to them For the bitter crust we eat Shall we only hope for heaven when we're dead But we have a glowing dream Of how fair the world will seem When each man can live his life secure and free When the earth is owned by labor And there's joy and peace for all In the Commonwealth of Toil that is to be They have laid out life for us to the utter end of time Shall we stagger on beneath their heavy loom Shall we let them live forever in their guilt in halls of crime With our children doom to toil beneath their gold* But we have a glowing dream Of how fair the world will seem When each man can live his life secure and free When the earth is owned by labor And there's joy and peace for all In the Commonwealth of Toil that is to be When our cause is all triumphant And we claim our Mother Earth And the nightmare of the present fades away We shall live with love and laughter We who now are little worth And we'll not regret the price we have to pay But we have a glowing dream Of how fair the world will seem When each man can live his life secure and free When the earth is owned by labor And there's joy and peace for all In the Commonwealth of Toil that is to be In the Commonwealth of Toil that is to be -Long live revolution. We will live and rule proud and free in the commonwealth of toil that is to be. (Solidarity from Thailand) *This one is written by Jack himself and is rewritten by ear and I'm not native myself if you can tell.

[@rmcewan10]

As someone who's just getting into leftism, I've been genuinely taken aback by how much amazing music there is. I think this song is my favourite in English (the Germans also have some great ones), and this rendition is one of my favourites. You have an awesome voice! Keep it up dude.

[@Iggy_Dogg]

Good art is inherently radical. Welcome to the right side of history. Organize organize organize!

[@ThnbAnimatrll]

Came for the music stayed for the ideals

[@oracle8192]

@@ThnbAnimatrll based

[@SpaghettiShaq]

The communists have the music

[@ThnbAnimatrll]

@@SpaghettiShaq Yeah that song is stupid.

[@truegopnik6591]

The working class and employing class have nothing in common. There shall not be peace so long as hunger and want are found among the millions and the few, who make up the employing class, have all the good things in life.

[@MyDuck42]

By far the most beautiful version I have ever heard. Hard to believe it wasn't always sung like this.

[@leboyneski5464]

I really love this song, I love the hope for a better world in every line. (Also pls do "Should I ever be a soldier by Joe Hill")

[@MonsieurJack95]

I didn't know the song but I just listened and I like it! I hope to get to it sometime.

[@leboyneski5464]

@@MonsieurJack95 Thanks

[@rural33]

@@MonsieurJack95we still waiting Jack 😭

[@jownadel1526]

​@@rural33he released it four years ago...

[@evergreen6702]

Thank you ^-^ this is one of my favorite lefty songs

[@mkra7769]

I know it's not specifically a Christmas song, but I'm loving to listen to it on Christmas Eve. Happy Holidays everyone!!!

[@arnavjd]

I love almost all of your music, but there's something so beautiful and hopeful in the way you sing this. My favourite, by far.

[@jacobcarden814]

Been loving all your new uploads! You always mix it up in comparison with the cadence and tone of the originals, too.

[@kommi7658]

Absolutely beautiful rendition ♥️

[@Suth1172]

Damn this is possibly the best I've heard this song sung. Good job mate!

[@breadtheory]

Loved this! Thank You :)

[@ellanowicki9792]

This is such a powerful rendition! Thank you

[@pennfyrenote8225]

Solidarity Forever, my Friend.

[@nothing-2-live-4]

One time when I was a teenager I tried to google "why are songs so important to communists" and never got an answer. This video pretty much says it all, in any case.

[@anarchomando7707]

Ever heard of the international Now that is the Communist song

[@dogeyes7261]

If we sang hymns like this at Mass, I'd probably still be Catholic

[@mattstiefel4806]

Amen, Comrade. The Catholic Worker Movement should make a comeback, so the Catholic Church can do something GOOD.

[@bshbhyuh]

Some progressive Anglican/Episcopal churches probably would tbh

[@TheScottishBOLSHEVIK]

Never in a millon years as relgoin of all kinds is againsit the proletarian rising for power.

[@wafl423]

I would love to hear you do ode to the motherland

[@clockworkcrew8012]

I might not agree with your ideas, but you are an artist. Your ability on the piano is phenomenal and the pieces themselves have some great score.

[@abitcrazy22]

How do I buy this album, if there is one?

[@georgej1150]

I'm not leftist, I'm national liberal, but, reds have so cool music!

[@spooks4772]

Nice,I actually ended up setting up my background as the cat of the WIW, say, you ever gonna do any ancap songs? XD

[@MonsieurJack95]

lol probably not. maybe in 50 years when I've run out of material

[@brigadiergeneralstrike3536]

Implying there are any other than Mr. Dapperton's channel intro and maybe Start Up the Rotors lmao

[@JoetheDilo1917]

Ancaps aren't anarchists

[@chaotik_katastrofik]

KaiserExcalibur Cookie Greetings, I am just curious. Are you an ancap, aninv or what? I'd like to ask how you interpret Stirner, or, why do you have Stirner pfp with your ideology. How do the ideas of Max Stirner correspond with your ideoframe? Thanks for reply.

[@spooks4772]

@@chaotik_katastrofik i uhh... just a...feel as though everyone here will hate on me for my ideology so uh...I won't tell u my full ideology, but it dose inclued the occult and for the Max Stirner question, I think he's got interesting ideas worth learning, also sorry for replying kind of late