I have seen the promise land, and it’s not what you’d expect,
In fact it’s run down and everyone’s depressed.
but the one truth about it, is that nothing needs to fit,
and for the first time in 3 years I’m not upset.
just a little tired and exhausted.
I haven’t not seen the worst, but I’ve seen just enough,
Cocaine on the 82, and beggars in the station,
but the 4pm darkness, for about 5 months straight,
is much more brutal anything man has made.
If payphones still existed, I’d call you up on one,
dripping in the rain saying that you’ve won.
But like everything else now, the meaning’s long retired,
and it’s shelved up with a couple other desires.
All of it becomes a deaf perspective.
And when it’s too much to take in, I get the first row and top seat,
confirmation numbers and overnight sleep.
And when I return, the machine starts again,
the absurd rolls out and I ignite within.
I might be moving in the wrong direction,
because things are still weird, and I’m still tired.
But like everything else now,
the meaning doesn’t matter at all.
Michelle Stodart’s folk music captures hope in melancholy, addressing the transformational aspects of the most challenging times. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 3, 2023
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I have heard many talented Chicago punk bands over the years and your band is a legit punk band! I had to buy all the songs. Very well done fellows!
Perry