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In The New Old Days

from Liftoff by Crosstalk Club

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Social commentary in a time-travel story. Dedicated to the band Rush, who did the whole sci-fi thing better.

lyrics

I heard a faded message from a future time
Coming to me along the broadcast line
I heard a voice from fifty years away (and he said)
"Remember how it was back in 2010,
I'd give anything to go there again
When life was simple, better than it is today
We never knew / the good we had
Until we saw / it all go bad
How did we ever / let it get this way?

'Cause in the new old days, it was simple then
In the new old days, way back when
In the new old days, I wanna go back again

"We've had another dozen Wars Fought to End All War
The losers always coming back to settle the score
'Cause both sides knew that God was on their side.
With grand solutions, corporations came
The lenders and the lawyers gave us more of the same
Taking all they could grab, but never satisfied.
If only our leaders had reconsidered
Selling pieces of the planet to the highest bidder
Before they knew the price we'd have to pay

But in the new old days, it was simple then
In the new old days, way back when
In the new old days, I wanna go back again

"As both the poles sank into the sea
They knew the end was coming, anybody could see
They planned their escape, they knew they had to try.
So the rockets were built, treasures were boarded
And tickets were sold to those who'd afford it
And we watched the ships climb into the sky ... high

"Now the cities are empty, the people gone
The movers and the makers have all moved on
Building kingdoms and riches on new worlds far away
And those of us who were left behind
Are wondering how we ever got so blind
To stand aside and watch the world decay
If we could travel through history
Remake everything the way it should be
Imagine how the world would be today

Like in the new old days, it was simple then
In the new old days, way back when
In the new old days, I wanna go back again

credits

from Liftoff, released June 25, 2021
Darryl "Jake" Jacobsen - vocals
Joey Mayerski - guitars
Dan O’Leary - keyboards, bass, backing vocals

Mixed by Steve Ferraro at Saffire Sound​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Words and music by Dan O’Leary
©℗ 2021 Dan O'Leary, BMI
All rights reserved.
Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
Made in the USA.

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Crosstalk Club Brick Township, New Jersey

Indie rock band with guitars, pianos, hooks, and oddball lyrics about paranormal dating, plastic oceans, piano sledgehammers, schadenfreude, emotional baggage, and floating garbage, among other things. NEW ALBUM "LIFTOFF" OUT NOW.

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