Good People! "Dreamers of the Golden Dream", the first single from our forthcoming album, is out now...
We're psyched for you to hear it. Many thanks to all who contributed, particularly Chris Maxwell for his production and general musical wizardry, Phillip Hernandez for his metronomic drumming, and Iris Koester for the killer harmonies.
Dreamers of the Golden Dream
In the hour of our desperation
In the hour of our deepest need
With the birds of prey in their widening gyre
And the strong brought down to bended knee
Who can we turn to in this dimming light?
Who will guide us through these shadowed streets?
Is it all right?
It doesn’t feel quite alright
You look so angry and confused
I fear you may have turned away from us for good
And now no turning back will do
Maybe I’m not the one I waited on
Maybe I’m not the one I hoped I’d be
Maybe somewhere there’s somebody else
Who looks and acts a lot like me
But has taken these high golden midday hours
And seized all there is to be seized
Is it all right?
It doesn’t feel quite alright
I feel so angry and confused
I fear I may have turned away from you for good
And now no turning back will do
And I dreamed we were drowning
And I dreamed that the sea rose
Just as they’d said it’d be, so scientifically
And I dreamed she was crowning
And I dreamed that the thorns still showed
The Statue of Liberty
Her torch thrust above the deeps
And I dreamed we were drowning
In the dark of the hull of the White Lion
And in the belly of the Enola Gay
We came locked in our desperation
And we set the world ablaze
Please don’t tell the brightest hours of our finest days
Were just lit by those flames
Is it alright?
It doesn’t feel quite alright
You look so angry and confused
I fear you may have turned away from us for good
And now no turning back will do