7 in 7, Day Six: “Ready To Vanish”
This is my favorite of this year’s 7-in-7 I think. I had about 8 people tell me within a week that I HAD to read John Steinbeck’s “East Of Eden”. My wife read it in, like, 5 days. Annie is a big reader and when she told me it was the best book she’s ever read, I knew she wouldn’t think so lightly. So I read it and was blown away. I won’t try and do it injustice in the few words I have here. Just go pick it up for yourself. ”Ready To Vanish” is inspired by the story; here’s a quick demo.
Well I’ve lived here since I was a boy
This town ingrained in my skin
But we buy justice with violence & war
So don’t follow me in
Every time the sky fills with clouds
I assume my time has come
The stores are closed & my money’s no good
But I can’t get my legs to run
Sing “ohh!”
Sing “ohh!”
Well I’ve looked evil straight in the eye
She lives in a house without gates
In the back room she hides from the light
And comes outside when it rains
You can taste it in the soil and our fruit
The undercurrent of disease
But this town is madness down to its roots
We do whatever we please
Sing “ohh!”
Sing “ohh!”
There’s a marching that comes on the wind
I feel it trapped in my veins
And we buy justice with violence & war
But don’t expect the same
So if “you may” or if “you may not”
We’re all Able, we’re all Cain
Everyday attacked but not destroyed
Killing our sorrow with shame
Sing “ohh!”
Sing “ohh!”
Sing “ohh!”
Sing “ohh!”
There was a time I seem to recall
It was not this way somehow
I keep trying to remember it all
But that memory’s long faded now
