In these times, these dangerous times
A world held down by backwards minds
With closed eyes and hearts shut blind
It's a sad and beautiful world
What's the use in nations and borders?
Lines and walls that just divide
I would love it for you to come over
but we were born on the wrong sides
Water's rising knee deep and climbing
Politicians go rowing by
Photo albums float by me broken
Dreams leaking out, all their memories die
Would we fear the ending if it all started again?
This time with new faces, our lives trading places
In a sad and beautiful world
In these times, these dangerous times
A world held down by backwards minds
There's a baby born on a hot muggy morn
In a sad and beautiful world
I could sing this same song over
I could sing it again and again
I won't be the first and I won't be the last
But the Clash poured the gas in me when I was a kid
Young minds, a new generation
The revolution is in your hands
Take the reins back, step on our canes Jack
Don't look back, just take a stand
All these sensitive colors, still we all bleed red
We're all born, we die We live life, and cry
In a sad and beautiful world
In these times, these gluttonous times
A world held down by selfish minds
There's a baby born on a muggy hot morn
In a sad & beautiful world
Till every bullet is melted, for every boy & girl
The sun will come up in a Newtown each morning
In a sad and beautiful world
In these times, these dangerous times
A world held down by fearful minds
Shots ring out, church bells chime
In a sad & beautiful world
In these times, these dangerous times
A world held down by backwards minds
I was born on a cold winter's mornIn a sad and beautiful world
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As a lifelong fan of psyche, I was delighted to have found this, stunned that I'd missed them for three decades and devastated by the news of Dallas' passing. Makes many of the album's lyrics even more poignant. I hear echoes of the Chocolate Watch Band, Long Ryders and both the pop and country sides of the Byrds. Stunning, and a contender for my album of the year. Iain H
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Normally a concept rock album about dogs shouldn't work. It couldn't possibly work.
This one does.
Brilliant writing, beautiful music. Matt's emotion and feelings shine through on tracks like Talking to the Sky and I Wanna Be Your Dog.
I mean, it is about dogs, right? Isn't it? Or is it... rob.cee
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I feel like a dork for just now (May 2021) stumbling on this alternate version of GOODBYE Blue Monday. If it's half as good as the original, it'll still be twice as good as most of the other music out there. sandymanthemusicfan
Tom Heyman documents life in San Francisco circa 2023, refusing to succumb to easy characterization & instead capturing the city’s nuance. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 22, 2023
Long-running underground rocker Brian Vanderwerf is the heart and soul of these gritty songs that capture the scruffy spirit of the ’70s. Bandcamp New & Notable May 7, 2022