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Merciful Universe

from Apocalypse Songs by Aaron J. Shay

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lyrics

Maybe this year will be the year the dragons finally awaken
And gather their scattered bones
From the museums where they were forsaken
And they'll march with the zombies and the werewolves
And the vampires and the monsters who want to undo us
To make war with the aliens and the mad scientists
And the monsters who want to control us
But then maybe, in the midst of it all
You were waiting for some girl to call
While our demons found constructive use for all of their hate
I guess what I'm trying to say is maybe this year,
We’ll get our priorities straight
Maybe this year will be the year we all turn our faces to the sky
And see a caravan of asteroids on their way to make us all die
It's another extinction and death makes no distinction
Between the bad and the good
So we laugh and we dance and we meet all the people
We never knew lived in our neighborhoods
But maybe, in the nick of time, the asteroids turn away on a dime And even REDACTED is shaken to the very core
I guess what I'm trying to say is, maybe this year,
I'll get out just a little bit more
Oh, it's a merciful universe (except when it's not)
Oh, it's a well-ordered world (unless you're living on a pale blue dot) And there is nothing more to know, There is nothing more to know And there is nothing more to know (except for all that you don't) Maybe this year will be the year that we shake off all of our debts And the unicorns come to our rescue
And we start winning all of our million-dollar bet
Or else maybe today is the day that love rents a room
And signs a lease for the year
Or else maybe today all of the oil dries up
And we find that we have nothing to fear
But if you want to know what I think, I think I need another drink Better make it whiskey because I'm sick and tired of this winter chill I guess what I'm trying to say is maybe this year,
We'll finally get our fill

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from Apocalypse Songs, released January 26, 2019

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Aaron J. Shay Seattle, Washington

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Sci-fi storyteller and banjo balladeer. I believe in the good kind of apocalypse.

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