From the new (2018) Walter Ehresman album "South of the Wall": https://walterehresman.bandcamp.com/album/south-of-the-wall
See the video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZimaWzYfgkY
This one was inspired by early/mid-80s era Lou Reed, whose music has been a big influence on me for decades. I tried to take a Robert Quine approach to the lead guitar, and to do a Fernando Saunders thing on the fretless bass. As for my drumming on the electric kit, I can only apologize, Lou.....
It Just Happens That Way
(© 2018 Walter Ehresman)--dedicated to Lou Reed
The existential reality of mortality is too heavy of a fact for most;
They sacrifice all their time chasing phantoms around—
tryin’ to bargain with a holy ghost.
‘Cause, after all, they are far too special to die—
unique and perfect in every way;
No just and righteous universe could ever allow
such a wonderful being to return to the clay.
[chorus]
It just happens that way.
The financial reality of demagoguery is too heavy of a fact for most.
Just because they cater to your roiling bigotries
doesn’t mean that your pension ain’t toast.
‘Cause, after all—who are you to them?
Just a cracker in a trailer somewhere;
Your usefulness ends when the voting is done,
except they know that you’ll do it again and again and again and again.
[chorus]
[break]
Oh, babe, did you imagine it would all come to this?
Fighting for the scraps while the nobles stand above us and piss.
Snarling to avoid it while the truth is so hard to miss.
The toxicity of your masculinity is too heavy of a fact for most.
You sacrifice all your time waving weapons around—
peacocking displays as a violent joke.
‘Cause, after all, we claim to be conscious men—
self-aware beyond our animal past;
But, from where I’m standing, I think it’s a line…..
oh, a line that we never grew past.
Walter Ehresman: vocals, guitars, acoustic/electric fretless bass, electric drum kit, keyboards and key percussion.
https://walterehresman.bandcamp.com/
p. 2018 Walter Ehresman. All rights reserved. Snipe Bog Records.
