"We're all going backwards..."

"...the world's in division"

These words, these lyrics from ...And Stones, are what came to mind recently and repeatedly. It comes from listening to the news too much, from despairing at the geopolitical chaos unleashed upon the world by the orange toddler. As if having climate anxiety wasn't enough, now we can be anxious about everything else as well.

Yes, I know this is me returning to Swagger yet again. Sorry (not sorry). Take comfort in the fact that one day I'll get to the point where I've featured every song on the album at least once... and then I can just stop blogging completely and put us all out of our misery. Until then...

Hey, you in that dress
Yeah, we've all been long-ex-
We've all had that nervousness now
Turn to this stress
And we wonder as we wear business dress
Slip in little flames
About miles apart
Styles apart and miles apart
And stones

Lovers uptown, we went uptown
There were lovers uptown, we went uptown

Hey, we can get close
Close on the one hand
Remembered on the other
But how we got too close in that mood
Yeah, I've been to your town
It was always someone else’s
It was  neat and sparse
It was easily understood
There were never clues in there like ours

Lovers all around, we went all around
There were lovers all around, we went all around

Yeah, I'll say it, I'll say it for you
But don’t repeat it, don’t even think it
We’re all going backwards
The world's in division
Cross everyone else
But give me a description
Of what’s joint in this town
Describe an arc of your own
Describe yourself
Yeah, description

Smaller than thought
How wayward intention
Not as wicked as people say
Send me a letter with clues
Send, send flattering dreams
Send love, send stones, send structures

Love is uptown, we went uptown
There were lovers uptown, we went uptown

Altogether now
Say my name and hi! (Hi! Hi...)
Smile and hold your head back
Close your eyes
Close your eyes and take as read
Close your eyes
Close your eyes, then throw your arms around
Whoever you think it is