The idea for this one came to me ironically while scrolling facebook and seeing a post about vampires. While cool, I prefer zombie movies most of the time, and it got me thinking. A few moments later, the first verse popped into my head and I was off. Vampires as a catalyst to zombies as a political metaphor and a call for open and honest political discourse? Who would have thought, huh?
Mild language warning
People worry 'bout the apocalypse
Will it be zombies or something else
Well that don't bother me a bit
Shit, I think we're already in it
Lots of folks stumblin' 'round
repeating words they don't understand
They might not crave the brains yet
But if they did, it might help 'em out a bit
When did being dumb become the goal
Repeating words and phrases 'cause facebook says it's so
When did being dumb become the goal
Burn books rather than understand
The other side might have a point or two
Worth thinkin' through
When did it all go so wrong
A civil war is closing in
Capitalists making a mint
While the rest of us just have to deal with it
When did being dumb become the goal
Repeating words and phrases 'cause facebook says it's so
When did being dumb become the goal
Burn books rather than understand
The other side might have a point or two
Worth thinkin' through
Let's sit down over coffee, talk things out the way we used to
Find some common ground before we tear it all down, it's not too late
The enemy's not without or within, not left or right
It's what we think, say and do
When did being dumb become the goal
Repeating words and phrases 'cause facebook says it's so
When did being dumb become the goal
Burn books rather than understand
The other side might have a point or two
Worth thinkin' through
Let's sit down over coffee me and you, let's talk it through
@gwyn1234 Feb 2022
Well said Sir x a million!
@tseaver Feb 2022
Nice write, and an important message. Leaving space for the Other to have a valid point is truly becoming a lost art. Wonderful guitar work, as usual.
@k8mcauliffe Feb 2022
I love how your singing really brought these lyrics to life, nice song!
@bootlegger Feb 2022
"When did being dumb become the goal?" Absolutely. Great line. Well sung and really good song.
@skylermf Feb 2022
“they might not crave some brains yet but if they did it might help them out a bit” - genius! I like how you start with the zombie imagery and expand to more specific real life scenarios in the second verse.
@pattie Feb 2022
Wow - was pulled in from the first note! Love your vocals and love the guitar work - nicely done! Agree - when did being dumb become the goal - love the perspective about sitting down over coffee. Hope that happens someday.