These Are The Days

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I remember sitting on Storm King Mountain in the Hudson Highlands seeing Breakneck Ridge burn across the river and thinking to myself - “If only I could have been there to stop the burn.”
Then visiting Breakneck Ridge a few weeks later I realized something. Mother Nature naturally enjoys a good burn once in a while - for after, there is a rebirth, a succession, a resurrection of life. Engines of revival.
Taking this a metaphorical step further - the frustration and anger I’ve (and many have been feeling) during this time in our country has been a slow and plodding constant for a few years now. When critical thinking and empathy (both things I try to teach my students all the time) go out the window, when you are left with talking heads that have arguments already having answers formulated in their heads, when some are too comfortable, complacent or lazy to really listen, when you have leaders weaponizing social media with lies and hate.. there will come an opposite and equal reaction. It’s just Nature’s way.
Burn off the hate, burn off the pride, burn the hubris and lies. And then, slowly but surely, watch us rebuild, regrow, reassess, and hopefully reaffirm our love for each other. Cause the other way just ain’t working.
“In this fire we have grown - Eternal Summer, hearts of gold”
The sun is still shining folks.

lyrics

These, these are the days
Of peddlers play,
Leeching on your lunacy

These, these are the days
When a tick is king,
Feeding on everything

These, these are the days
When the foolish pray,
And power makes them pay

These, these are the days
When truth is raped,
And honesty is shamed

So I choose to walk alone
When my brothers lost all hope
Setting fire to his home
Eternal Winter, hearts grow cold

Burn, burn it all away
Successions mine,
Engines that will revive

Wash, wash it all away
A full moon guides,
We’ll rise, we are the tide

Rise, rise above the fray
Perspective gained,
It will be alright

Oh, these are the days
When the sun will shine,
Yes, just give it time

So we choose to walk among
Our greatest Mother, chosen one
In this fire we have grown
Eternal Summer, hearts of gold

credits

from Engines of Revival, released August 18, 2020
Music and Lyrics - Ian M McCartney

Ian M McCartney - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Percussion
Earl Maneein - Strings
Andrew Digrius - Horns

Recorded/Mixed and Mastered by Kevin Antreassian @ Backroom Studios

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