Process everything as you need man, long road ahead.  You're track has the feel of an old protest song, both sad and angry to my ears.  Great choice on the 12 string, it really fits the song.  Take care of yourself and your lady, wishing you what calm you can find from oceans away.

Process everything as you need man, long road ahead. You're track has the feel of an old protest song, both sad and angry to my ears. Great choice on the 12 string, it really fits the song. Take care of yourself and your lady, wishing you what calm you can find from oceans away.

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Thank you, that means a lot   Allowing myself to wallow for a while...I'm mainly scared for our kids, who are neurospicy and non-binary.

My home state managed to un-fuck some of our local politics from the past 15 years and remove some gerrymandered voting maps. I'm bucking in for the upcoming fight. I'm feeling the need for protest songs and machines that kill fascists.

That's almost exactly the view I had of John in my dream...except it was late sixties John, with long hair and round glasses.

[quote=lament.config]Process everything as you need man, long road ahead. Your track has the feel of an old protest song, both sad and angry to my ears. Great choice on the 12 string, it really fits the song. Take care of yourself and your lady, wishing you what calm you can find from oceans away.[/quote] Thank you, that means a lot <3 Allowing myself to wallow for a while...I'm mainly scared for our kids, who are neurospicy and non-binary. My home state managed to un-fuck some of our local politics from the past 15 years and remove some gerrymandered voting maps. I'm bucking in for the upcoming fight. I'm feeling the need for protest songs and machines that kill fascists. [quote=emily][img]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2F24.media.tumblr.com%2F100bb579d38b6edfd8e8b5baa9390e70%2Ftumblr_mju45sgdAK1s5b30so1_500.gif&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=f2107fe28e19a6dc43f9de8daf55d987461335e88c031ad72bb4ad340e6eca17&ipo=images[/img] <3[/quote] That's almost exactly the view I had of John in my dream...except it was late sixties John, with long hair and round glasses. <3

Feel the feels, acceptance before the fight!
I like this protest vibe - as mentioned by lament. Cool to hear an acoustic one from you, got an almost Irish feel to my ear. Solid chorus. Cool to read about your process too, thanks for sharing.

Hope you're well!

Feel the feels, acceptance before the fight! I like this protest vibe - as mentioned by lament. Cool to hear an acoustic one from you, got an almost Irish feel to my ear. Solid chorus. Cool to read about your process too, thanks for sharing. Hope you're well!

This really captured some of the more nuanced emotion a lot of us felt, I think. I wish I was able to dream songs into existence. Lol.

This really captured some of the more nuanced emotion a lot of us felt, I think. I wish I was able to dream songs into existence. Lol.

Hang in there. You owe no apologies - you wrote what was in your heart and articulated it beautifully.

Hang in there. <3 You owe no apologies - you wrote what was in your heart and articulated it beautifully.

Thank you "Acceptance before the fight" - love that. Might need to work that into a protest song.

I was actually in a celtic band for about 15 years, some of that stuff just bakes in (week 41 was actually a full-on celtic-inspired folk song). I was humming the dream melody in the shower and my wife asked what it was - she said it had an irish lilt to it as well.

Thanks. Yeah, there's a lot of layers of feels right now.

I've had about six dream songs since I've been writing, with varying levels of success. One of them was hearing a Billy Joel concert at a distance. One was watching Sting on stage. And one of them was in a mid-day piano bar. The pianist turned to me and said, "I'm going to play this one more time so you remember" - and then the entire bar sang it to me. (This was pre-smartphone, and I was away from any recording equipment - I hummed that melody to myself for a day and a half before I was able to record it). It's been close to 20 years and I STILL haven't figured out how to use it.

Thanks Yeah, lots of feels that required processing. I went back to one of my Angry attempts last week, and it's feeling a lot better now. Time to rage.

[quote=myfirstpunksong]Feel the feels, acceptance before the fight! I like this protest vibe - as mentioned by lament. Cool to hear an acoustic one from you, got an almost Irish feel to my ear. Solid chorus. Cool to read about your process too, thanks for sharing. Hope you're well![/quote] Thank you <3 "Acceptance before the fight" - love that. Might need to work that into a protest song. I was actually in a celtic band for about 15 years, some of that stuff just bakes in (week 41 was actually a full-on celtic-inspired folk song). I was humming the dream melody in the shower and my wife asked what it was - she said it had an irish lilt to it as well. :) [quote=SteveSkiano]This really captured some of the more nuanced emotion a lot of us felt, I think. I wish I was able to dream songs into existence. Lol. [/quote] Thanks. Yeah, there's a lot of layers of feels right now. I've had about six dream songs since I've been writing, with varying levels of success. One of them was hearing a Billy Joel concert at a distance. One was watching Sting on stage. And one of them was in a mid-day piano bar. The pianist turned to me and said, "I'm going to play this one more time so you remember" - and then the entire bar sang it to me. (This was pre-smartphone, and I was away from any recording equipment - I hummed that melody to myself for a day and a half before I was able to record it). It's been close to 20 years and I STILL haven't figured out how to use it. [quote=levelcapybara]Hang in there. <3 You owe no apologies - you wrote what was in your heart and articulated it beautifully.[/quote] Thanks <3 Yeah, lots of feels that required processing. I went back to one of my Angry attempts last week, and it's feeling a lot better now. Time to rage. :)

it's hard to wrap my head around. i have to keep reminding myself that there are a ton of us who want to row towards love. if we can keep focused on that and not get stuck on petty in-fights etc, we can move the needle. cuz let's be honest, these assholes are MISERABLE and won't be able to stand each other for long.

this Timothy Snyder post from today was both hilarious and also really helpful.
"Let us consider Oligarchs' Island on the basis of Gilligan's Island."
https://snyder.substack.com/p/oligarchs-island

thank you for the song. it is heartfelt and memorable. and that dream sounds amazing. i love when tunes come to me in dreams!

love and light to you and your crew. look for the helpers, that is also who we are

it's hard to wrap my head around. i have to keep reminding myself that there are a ton of us who want to row towards love. if we can keep focused on that and not get stuck on petty in-fights etc, we can move the needle. cuz let's be honest, these assholes are MISERABLE and won't be able to stand each other for long. this Timothy Snyder post from today was both hilarious and also really helpful. "Let us consider Oligarchs' Island on the basis of Gilligan's Island." https://snyder.substack.com/p/oligarchs-island thank you for the song. it is heartfelt and memorable. and that dream sounds amazing. i love when tunes come to me in dreams! love and light to you and your crew. look for the helpers, that is also who we are <3

Thank you so much...you're 100% right. I'm sort of like, I really like how this song turned out, and I also really hate it - it was really an examination of a singular idea. I wanted to drill down into the idea of how democracy has spoken, and that this is what the face of the US is now. It's a national "we". I thought about adding a spoken "but I'm not" at the end...but thought it would muddy what I was getting at with this song. Because no fucking way do I go along with it.

Love that Fred Rogers quote - always look for the helpers. Love is ultimately going to win, even if it's going to be pretty dark during the journey. Love to you and Emily as well.

[quote=jwh]it's hard to wrap my head around. i have to keep reminding myself that there are a ton of us who want to row towards love. if we can keep focused on that and not get stuck on petty in-fights etc, we can move the needle. cuz let's be honest, these assholes are MISERABLE and won't be able to stand each other for long. this Timothy Snyder post from today was both hilarious and also really helpful. "Let us consider Oligarchs' Island on the basis of Gilligan's Island." https://snyder.substack.com/p/oligarchs-island thank you for the song. it is heartfelt and memorable. and that dream sounds amazing. i love when tunes come to me in dreams! love and light to you and your crew. look for the helpers, that is also who we are <3 [/quote] Thank you so much...you're 100% right. I'm sort of like, I really like how this song turned out, and I also really hate it - it was really an examination of a singular idea. I wanted to drill down into the idea of how democracy has spoken, and that this is what the face of the US is now. It's a national "we". I thought about adding a spoken "but I'm not" at the end...but thought it would muddy what I was getting at with this song. Because no fucking way do I go along with it. Love that Fred Rogers quote - always look for the helpers. Love is ultimately going to win, even if it's going to be pretty dark during the journey. Love to you and Emily as well. <3

This one cut through the work din. You really nailed the feel and the lyrics, and your voice is stripped down and honest. SUCH good work, and from what I've been seeing online, you're speaking for a lot of people who aren't mad, they're just disappointed. I also thought we were better than this, but it seems we aren't. It's tough to keep creating in dark times, but hey, someone's gotta keep these candles lit or we'll never find our way out. Thanks for lighting this one.

This one cut through the work din. You really nailed the feel and the lyrics, and your voice is stripped down and honest. SUCH good work, and from what I've been seeing online, you're speaking for a lot of people who aren't mad, they're just disappointed. I also thought we were better than this, but it seems we aren't. It's tough to keep creating in dark times, but hey, someone's gotta keep these candles lit or we'll never find our way out. Thanks for lighting this one.