Fittingly and without irony, U.S.P.S. - United Songwriters for the People’s Sovereignty closes with a song from TEOA (The End of America) titled “Holy Shit,” a blunt but warranted assessment of the current state of affairs and the crushing sense of overwhelm that many are feeling. The Brendon Thomas penned song addresses the importance of speaking out and having your voice heard during this critical time in our lives.
lyrics
Holy shit
Look at this mess we're in
These old men and their money
Laying waste to everything
Mother, what have they done to you?
How do they not see the damage they cannot undo?
Breaking point
We’ll flood the streets tonight
Voices rise above us
Until the beacons light
Lovers, what are we going to do?
Hold strong beside the fire
Burn bright, burn true
Someday we'll sing about something else
Someday we'll sing about something else
We can't sing about something else
Until we all can sing about something else
Burn bright, rising together
This night won’t last forever
Someday we will all sing about something else
Alec Bowman perfectly captures the dark soil under the pastoral world of British folk with this collection of melancholy originals. Bandcamp New & Notable May 12, 2020