Our language has a ton of 4 letter words
Many are dirty, some of them absurd, but
There’s one that many seem to forget
It’s sentiment lofty, no room for regret
That word is ‘hope’, and it comes in short supply
Our world in despair, often seems like a lie
The future’s uncertain, many people not working
Political leaders turn a blind eye, but
Let us not believe it’s the death of hope
Helping one another, where help is needed most
A need to achieve in this new world conceived, please
Let us not believe it’s the death of hope
There’s no time for sorrow, no time for games
We’re washing our hands of political stains
Problems, solutions, daily ablutions
Warring factions taking down names
Our politicians liars, rattling their sabres
Tweeting to twats, hate feeding haters
The time is now, no matter how
Victory to the fruits of our labours, but
Let us not believe it’s the death of hope
Helping one another, where help is needed most
A need to achieve in this new world conceived, please
Let us not believe it’s the death of hope
In a world upended, our economy suspended
Destitute, starving in the streets
Our rent’s overdue, we got holes in our shoes
Those values soon become obsolete, but I tell you
One thing is true, it can happen to you
As is has to so many people before
With little to trust, our hunger unjust
Unified, we break down that door, but
Let us not believe it’s the death of hope
Helping one another, where help is needed most
We need to achieve in this new world conceived, please
Let us not believe it’s the death of hope X2
credits
from Stay With Me,
released September 28, 2020
N Jay Burr: guitar, tuba, vocals
Chris Altmann: pedal steel
Jim Casson: drums
Stories unfold by a professional musician turned songwriter. I play a lot of instruments. In the Covid19 summer and winter of 2020 and 2021, I performed and recorded these songs for my 2 solo albums. I hope you enjoy.
This album speaks to the continuum of African diasporic culture that is central to the vibrant canon of Americana folk music. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 29, 2020
Durham, NC singer-songwriter Skylar Gudasz makes intimate Americana delivered with dry wit and stunningly precise vocal acumen. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 14, 2020