This past year has been a mess
And I've kept every single note that I've been sent
'Cause in the absence of smiles and arms
Words are all we've got left
I need something substantial to touch
'Cause these small screens sometimes just simply aren't enough
But they remind me I'm not so far
From all the people that I love
Well, I don't like calls but I'll do letters
Words from friends make me feel better
Lift me when it's all getting too hard
And I'm sorry for my slow replying
Some days I just feel like crying
It's not that I just simply can't be arsed
To keep up with the people that we miss
The internet's all well and good
But you can't seal an email with a loving kiss
So hold out and hold on
'Cause some day we'll be back together
Smiling as we sing our favourite songs
It's been too long
But we've gotta keep fighting
Even when it seems like everything's gone wrong
This past year's been pretty hard
But I've found solace in these words and this guitar
And now that light at the end of the tunnel
Doesn't seem quite so far
But I'll keep on gathering these notes
'Cause some days they're all that's keeping me afloat
And when there's nothing else too look forward to
There's always the post
Well, I don't like calls but I'll do letters
Words from friends make me feel better
Lift me when it's all getting too hard
And I'm sorry for my slow replying
Some days I just feel like crying
It's not that I just simply can't be arsed
To keep up with the people that we miss
The internet's all well and good
But you can't seal an email with a loving kiss
So hold out and hold on
'Cause someday we'll be back together smiling as we sing our favourite songs
It's been too long
But we've gotta keep fighting even when it seems like everything's gone wrong
And I'll see you down the front
Just as soon as fates allow
I'll be back out there in the crowd
Singing songs and getting pissed
Just being happy to exist
But until then please take this note
I'll put it in an envelope
For all the people that I miss
I'll sign my name and seal it with a loving kiss
They're storming the Capitol
They're staging a coup
Wind up your windows sir
Because this one's on you
The fascists are flying now
They're flying the flag
Their very own swastika
For their very own land
And they talk of freedom
Like it's something they've lost
It only happened last century
But it seems they forgot
You wanted a riot
And they answered the call
Now they're storming the Capitol
And they're dressed for war
But they'll make America great again
They'll cheer the land of the free
While those that built it look on in shame
From sea to shining sea
They can see Lady Liberty
And they just watch as she weeps
They'll make America great again
They'll make America grieve
Dressed up in Civil War t-shirts
Stars and stripes in their eyes
Holding tight to the mantra
Sold propaganda and lies
They carry hammers and zip ties
They've got their feet on the desk
A violent act of sedition
But isn't that what you said?
There are people fleeing the Senate
Carried between them a box
A simple thing in the making
A precious thing to be lost
Not just the fate of a country
Perhaps the fate of the world
A democracy rescued
Just before it could be burned
But they'll make America great again
They'll cheer the land of the free
While those that built it look on in shame
From sea to shining sea
They can see Lady Liberty
And they just watch as she weeps
They'll make America great again
They'll make America grieve
And as the movie's playing out across their TV screens
The rest of the world's looking on in disbelief
As that old familiar serpent bares its teeth
People fought so in this house that flag would never fly
Now you're fighting a campaign you've built on hate and lies
And they're crying out your name as the country weeps
But they'll make America great again
They'll cheer the land of the free
While those that built it look on in shame
From sea to shining sea
They can see Lady Liberty
They watch her fall to her knees
They'll make America great again
They'll make America grieve
Broken boots on streets of cobblestone
Distant memory as he groans
In the gutter he calls home
Medicine to soothe his aching head
And the existential dread
As it's creeping up ahead
Oh Captain! Captain! Can’t you see?
The writing’s on the wall this time
And it’s turning to ash
But his weary feet
On those familiar streets
Will always lead him back
Now he’s heading for oblivion
He’s heard it’s nice this time of year
That bottle in the bottom draw
Has promised him that it will see him clear
Until the sun comes ‘round
He hears the distant beating of the drum
As he pours another one
And then his feet go marching on
Dragons breathing fire in his head
And his vision turns to red
As he sees the path ahead
Oh Captain! Captain! Can’t you see?
The writing’s on the wall this time
The letters all aglow
And they’re spelling out a future
He abandoned in the bottle
Long ago
Now he’s heading for oblivion
He’s heard it’s nice this time of year
That bottle in the bottom draw
Has promised him that it will see him clear
Until the sun comes ‘round
‘Round
Now he’s heading for oblivion
He’s heard it’s nice this time of year
That bottle in the bottom draw
Has promised him that it will see him clear
Until the sun comes ‘round
I can't recall where I was when the world fell apart
A slow poison unleashed heading straight for the heart
Now they're raising their arms with their palms to the floor
You'd think we'd've learned from what happened before
But it seems this is just the start
Another free thinker that's murdered for what she believes
The same old story again but with somebody new left to grieve
The blood still runs red as the shirts fade to black
It's the same bloody cause just a different flag
It makes you scared to wear your heart on your sleeve
And still they have the nerve to ask
Where's your Blitz Spirit? Making out that we both walk the same bloody line
But we've no foe in common to bring us together this time
They say come and stand with me as if we were at war marching on the front line
But I'd not be beside them if it ever came to that fight
This ideal that spreads through the lost souls is growing too strong
Like a wound that's ignored, left to fester unchecked for too long
And those up in charge just add fuel to the flames
Distracting us all from the games that they play
They dictate who is right and who's wrong
And still they have the nerve to ask
Where's your Blitz Spirit? Making out that we both walk the same bloody line
But we've no foe in common to bring us together this time
They say come and stand with me as if we were at war marching on the front line
But I'd not be beside them if it ever came to that fight
I'd be looking in their eyes
I'd be looking in their eyes
Now they're chanting the name of a leader that nobody chose
While they're picking out lamp posts to string up all those who oppose
Because this is their flag and they'll wear it with pride
With smiles on their faces and hate in their eyes
Those same eyes that they keep firmly closed
And still they have the nerve to ask
Where's your Blitz Spirit? Making out that we both walk the same bloody line
But we've no foe in common to bring us together this time
They say come and stand with me as if we were at war marching on the front line
But I'd not be beside them if it ever came to that fight
I'd be looking in their eyes