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On the eve of the election, I went to bed early. Really early. Like 8 o’clock. I was too anxious and worried to be awake. I almost always assume that the worst possible thing will happen in any given situation, and I was terrified about the election. My partner, Shawn, came to bed many hours later. Half asleep, I said ‘how’s it going?’ and I’ll never forget the way he answered. ‘Bad,’ he said. ‘Really bad. He’s going to win.’
The worst possible thing had happened. Nothing was safe now. Nothing was going to be the same now. No one knew what would happen now. My head became a swirl of anxiety and disbelief. I stumbled downstairs into the living room at 2am and sat on the couch for a few hours, writing. I could only go back to sleep when I’d finished a song. It felt like some small resistance. We will RESIST!
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lyrics
I feel scared of that things that could happen
I don't know what could happen
And I don't like that feeling
And I feel like it's somehow my fault
Like the world as we know it
Could burst into flames
And I think
Why did I have children
And how will we live
And let's build a fallout shelter
And I'm thinking
How bad could it be?
And I'm scared for the ocean and I'm sad for the seas
And I'm hoping that this tragedy
That I'm watching unfolding is some sort of dream
And I'm wondering
How badly can things get messed up in four years
Well I guess we'll see
There's nothing to fear
The worst's already here
It's the end of Democracy
How bad could it be?
Nobody knows what will happen
The news is a waste of time
None of us thought this could happen
We were too busy to see the signs
But the one silver lining in this darkest hour
is a promise that can't come too soon
The people will have to step up to the mic now
They can't hide in the back of the room
We'll all stand together in the face of this darkness
And march like we're not all doomed
Oh, I envy the people who checked out of this place, this America
Home of a thief
They're being spared from having to witness a bona fide
Child in Chief
And I'm thinking
How bad could it be?
And I'm scared for the ocean and I'm sad for the trees
And I'm hoping that this tragedy
That I'm watching unfolding is some sort of dream
And I'm wondering
How badly can things get messed up in four years
Well I guess we'll see
There's nothing to fear
The worst's already here
Ask the people of East Germany
How bad could it be?
credits
released May 12, 2017
Written by Jackie McLean
Engineered by John Naclario at Nada Recording Studio
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