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I wake up and check the weather
To see if I can breathe outside today
I look out my window at the blood red sky
And think of all the bills I have to pay
Infection rates are rising
My mind is catastrophizing
Seems like nothing is ever gonna go my way

One pill makes you larger
One pill makes you small
And one pill makes you realize
Civilization’s about fall
We live in a society
But how long will that hold true?
When you catch yourself thinking that Blade Runner is optimistic
You got the black-pilled blues

Looking at the news won’t do any good
But fuel a futile rage
Feels like a parade of bright red flags
Are waving on every single page
There’s no help coming from the top
And the crises ain’t ever gonna stop
And there ain’t much room for revolution in my wage

The blue pill makes you dream
The red pill makes you woke
And black pill makes you realize
Civilization is a joke
We live in a society,
But how long will that hold true?
When you catch yourself thinking that Mad Max is optimistic
You got the black-pilled blues

When I’m feeling down and out about
The way things are going wrong
I’ve found a few ways to cure my blues
And keep my spirit strong
Planting food in the garden,
Learning a new skill
Lending a neighbor a helping hand
Cures all kinds of ills

One pill puts you at ease
And one pill balls your fist
And one pill makes you realize
Civilization don’t exist
We live in a society,
But how long will that hold true?
When you catch yourself thinking that Waterworld is optimistic
You got the black-pilled blues

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from The Black Pill Blues (A Benefit Demo), released February 3, 2022

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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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