There’s no reason to be afraid
Of who you’ll be when you wake today
If it’s cold outside would you stay indoors?
And drop everything that you’ve worked for
So lace your boots and raise your chin
Forget all the reasons that you hate your skin
There’s a world outside you wouldn’t believe
That your shrouded mind won’t let you see
Did you know the way you feel is in your hands?
Force a smile long enough and you’ll be glad
You’ve got all of you that you will ever need
Don’t ever give in to Depression’s Greed
I’m not going to stay her name
Form the school bus in the ninth grade
I think we never even spoke
But from the seat through the window
Everyday at three o’clock
Her sister was at the bus stop
She must’ve been only six years old
When her big sister hung from a rope
I remember in class our teacher said
I’m sorry to say a girl is dead
And nobody even knew her name
Yet I stayed quiet so I’m to blame
Winter passed and no sign I saw
Of the little girl in their front yard
But when spring came back to life
She was in the garden smiling twice as wide
Did you know the way you feel is in your hands?
Force a smile long enough and you’ll be glad
You’ve got all of you that you will ever need
Don’t ever give in to Depression’s Greed
If you never feel sad that’s a lie
Or maybe you can’t face what’s deep within
But I swear that you are dinner for flies
If you tell someone they look too thin
And if you think that it’s okay
To walk on top of everything
The air gets thin up towards the top
And no one will be there when you drop
credits
from Greed,
released June 20, 2020
Alex Brouwer : Drums
McCarthy Fitch : Bass
Grant Peterson : Cello
Vocals and all other instruments: Jesse Shafer
This new LP from Evan Shay offers up irresistible takes on future funk and jazz, with a clear dance music undercurrent. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 5, 2020
