FAWM: "Otherwise"

Otherwise

9 hours ago by @carleybaer

Otherwise

carleybaer

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Liner Notes

#girlwithguitar #existentialdread

Has anyone gotten a good night's sleep in the past ~~year~~ ~~couple years~~ ~~decade~~ ~~turn of the millennium~~ anyway this is a song about that.

Lyrics

It’s been a long night Restlessly rolling Around all the thoughts in your mind Minutes pass slow Hours till the morning Wish you could finally unwind

But peace is elusive In such troubled times Every day the same criminals With a new crop of crimes They won’t stop til they’ve wrecked us I’d bet dollars to dimes So I’m

Lying in bed Practicing breathing Saying it’ll all be okay The words are small comfort Empty of meaning Really just something to say

It’s hard to stay cheerful All camels and straw And small-brain sycophants Who don’t know the law And a people whose eyes Don’t believe what they saw So I’m

Getting some rest But barely resting The heart rate don’t know how to lie But better to stay here And wait for the morning And hope when you open your eyes Justice will have prevailed Or just stay in bed otherwise

Comments

@williamjames 1h

So relatable. So melancholic. This forlorn feeling permeates this through out. Very touching.

@berni1954 2h

I am sure you are expressing what millions of us are feeling and thinking with this one. Keep the faith. We've come through other right-wing attempts to stop progress and control us all. Though I admit this one is the most intense I have witnessed in my seven decades.

@jennakole 4h

Perfectly timed. I love this section: It’s hard to stay cheerful All camels and straw And small-brain sycophants Who don’t know the law And a people whose eyes Don’t believe what they saw

@andygetch 6h

🙏

@b3nut 9h

Definitely relatable for me...it's hard to not have this stuff keep me up at night. I second @beacon 's thought of an existential jazz club. I think we could all fit in there and knock back a few. Hard to get out of the damned bed a lot of mornings...nicely done.

@mikeskliar 9h

wow, this is really wonderful! love those 'jazz standard' chords with such a great melody, and of course the way you approach the problems of the world vs getting to sleep is masterful. wow, this flows so well, it should be a new american standard tune! love it!