I write this chord progression a few days ago intending to write a Dylanesque type of folk-rock song but it suddenly filled into a profanity-laden rant. Sometimes these songs just take on a life of their own, we are but mere vessels.
It’s hard to keep the faith
when the faithless rule the land
it’s hard to be led
when the leaders run the Klan
the charlatans are painted
next to Jesus in the sand
while those fucking fools in red hats
believe that bullshit brand
I was halfway to Heaven
when I saw the detour sign
had been a believer since I was 7
at first communion time
got my first real wrist watch
so I could finally tell the time
I was halfway to Heaven
when I saw the detour sign
Cocaine-fueled trust funders
sniff coke off stripper’s asses
while they defend their trust fund daddies
through their rosé-colored glasses
half slit eyes and slurry speech
become the language of the masses
as they search for mystic laptops
with their their heads up their own asses
I was halfway to Heaven
when I saw the detour sign
had been a believer since I was 7
at first communion time
got my first real wrist watch
so I could finally tell the time
I was halfway to Heaven
when I saw the detour sign
there’s a motherfucker named Tucker
on propaganda central
his head cocked like a mongrels dog
whining the putrid words of his master
spends his time on the advertiser’s dime
licking his own balls and those of his master
praise the lord and pass the ammunition
and the virtual Stratocasters
I was halfway to Heaven
when I saw the detour sign
had been a believer since I was 7
at first communion time
got my first real wrist watch
so I could finally tell the time
I was halfway to Heaven
when I saw the detour sign
@toddnorem Mar 2022
I think you have the b-side to special import version of "Fuck The Republicans" now. Love the rant. This subject matter, we keep thinking it'll have an expiration date and become irrelevant at some point, but I'm starting to fear it'll be timeless. Or at least no-one is going to forget about it. "Rosé colored glasses" is great. Interesting guitar work too. And yeah, fuck them.