In These Troubled Times
by @joefahey
Liner Notes
Though I'm trying to avoid writing songs like this, I'm just writing what I know right now.
Wrote and recorded this one from scratch today, probably took a couple hours. Messed up the chord pattern on the basic tracks but I didn't want to start over so I just went with it.
Lyrics
In these troubled times It’s so easy to lose your mind When more than half your herd Have lost their way
They’ve been played like a fiddle While the forests burn The cyclones churn Losing more than they can earn
Send these troubled times Send these troubled times away Send these troubled times Send these troubled times away
In this reverse passion play The malice builds day by day The cries go so unheard Hope has lost its way
Can’t unleash those I told you so’s To the I don’t care’s To the they wouldn’t dare’s To the clueless and the cruel
Send these troubled times Send these troubled times away Send these troubled times Send these troubled times away
In this jilted land It’s so hard to understand Why more than half the herd Looked the other way
They’ve been hoodwinked by a grifter Bamboozled and beguiled All by a man child Romulus Disgustus is his name
Send these troubled times Send these troubled times away Send these troubled times Send these troubled times away
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This is indeed a song for these times. I love the biblical and historical imagery. You nailed it.
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Love it when all of the instruments come in at the beginning of the song. It sounds like this avalanche coming right at you like some classic rock song we've never heard before. Sounds really optimistic even if the subject matter isn't. You've been really good at turning these troubled times into good songs. I'll never get why half the herd looked the other way and keep wondering when they're finally going to feel the impact of their ignorance. This one sounds pretty timeless, which I like. But boy, wouldn't it be nice if it wasn't and you could just change the lyrics to sunshine and rainbows? Great tune and recording, Joe.
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“It’s so hard to understand Why more than half the herd Looked the other way.” That line there is what I been grappling with since November. But I love the sound of this. You got a full band going here and it’s quite lush. Beautiful sound for some troubled times indeed. Great work Joe
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Romulus Disgustus indeed! Such a relatable song. It’s difficult to fathom how people allow for this to happen…more than half the herd. I love your song delivery. It’s so warm and natural, melancholy but soothing too. And a chorus for the masses…or the remaining herd anyway.