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Manoj Jacob - Vocals & Acoustic Guitar

Founded in 2004 by singer-songwriter Manoj Jacob, Shoestring is Bangalore's latest offering to the independent music scene in India. The band's debut album 'Zaitz farm Road' was released in 2005. All 8 songs on the album have been written, composed and sung by Manoj. He is currently working on soon-to-be-released follow-up album titled 'Thirty something'. A single from this album is available on Shoestring's website as a free download.

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WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY ?

Met a Soldier at a Bank One Day
He was on leave, not here to stay
On his break to see his mama dear
But his time was up, the end was near

I’m Leaving tomorrow by the Midnight Train
Will see you once more when I’m down again
There’s a battle to be fought , A war to be won
And my motherland’s calling her favourite son

Just a week later, One Saturday Morn
The headlines said, the soldier was gone
Kashmir had claimed another life
Too young to go, hardly thirty five

Chorus : Whose Line is it anyway
Does anybody really care
My Friend is dead & gone away

But the battles going nowhere
Tell me whose line is it anyway (x3)

How many more lives will it take
Before we give this fight a break
Can the line of control matter when
You have a line of graves of your finest men

What a Sacrifice, Oh what a Price to pay
The streams turning redder everyday
The man on the front ain’t a VIP
But is his life valued more than you or me

Chorus :
Can we now put the gun’s aside
Can we now try and turn the tide
Can we now stop the metal rain
Can we have peace in this land again

WEBSITE >> www.shoestringtheband.com

CONTACT >> shoestring.theband@gmail.com

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