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Anthropocene Blues

from Anthropocene Blues by Samuel Lockridge

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They say all good things must come to an end
but they say, "who's to say how or when?"
We came and we conquered. We had a good run.
Now someone must recon for all this dreadful fun.
All the treasure on Earth
or in heaven can't hold its worth
when the price of hubris grows
from bad to worse,
with no end in sight,
no end in sight.

Adam and Eve
got hammered and burned down their favorite tree.
Let's torch all our gods and our masters too.
Baby there's not much else you can do
when you've got these anthropocene blues.

All this blood-soaked splendor, there will come a day,
The moths and the rust will eat it away.
'til then history's pages burn
to forge our guided cages
it's a shit-show for all ages on repeat.
And you've tried keeping calm and carrying on
but you'd rather just watch it all burn 'til its gone.

Creators, life-makers,
better seize back the world from the takers and haters.
Nothing left to lose but our chains, it's true.
Baby, there's not much else you can do
when you've got these anthropocene blues.

Are we just God's favorite, his chosen tool?
The exception to all the rules?
The First National Church of Alchemists
making joy from fossil fuel?
Sign up for direct deposit fulfillment
just below the fine print.
Be your best self that money can buy
until nothing but ashes rain down from the sky.

Demand and supply
were perfectly balanced, so don't ask them why
slaves tend to perish and masters to thrive.
Baby, you know what we've gotta do
cause we've got these anthropocene blues,
and there's not much else you can do
when you've got these anthropocene -
mild misanthropy –
Gotta love these anthropocene blues.

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from Anthropocene Blues, released July 10, 2020

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Samuel Lockridge is a singer-songwriter, producer, sound designer, and theatre artist based in Lexington, Kentucky.

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