More Bad News

by Johnny Burgin & Karl Meyer

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More Bad News

Uh, yeah, 2020, I’ve had just about enough of this
The headaches and heartburn of things gone amiss
We thought we were seeing some improvement
We didn’t brace for the backlash movement
I thought we’d already paid these dues
But here comes more bad news

Well, it happens again and again
It’s like they turned out the looney bin
We got racists boldly taking to the streets
Jamming the courthouses and spreading disease
Didn’t we already pay these dues?
But here comes more bad news

It started when reality TV hit the big time
The star of the show was organized crime
At first, I thought it was a joke we’d fallen to the Czar
But I’m not laughing anymore, this has gone too damn far
Didn’t we already pay these dues?
But here comes more bad news

That Alt-Right is not all right with me (me neither)
People of color are just trying to breathe
Scared boys in blue pedaling death with weaponry
We’re not supposed to have a second-class citizenry
I thought we’d already paid these dues
But here comes more bad news

Whitey is still on the moon, decades later
He’s also bashing heads in Decatur
There’s more reactions and factions than ever before
Distrust of knowledge when we know so much more
Seems like we already had these blues
Yeah, but here comes more bad news

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released August 17, 2020
Johnny Burgin: Vocals, Lead Guitar
Karl Meyer: Vocals, Bass, Rhythm Guitar, Drums, Cowbell

More Bad News
Written by Karl Meyer, Copyright 2020
Published By Erase The Thought Music, BMI
All Rights Reserved
Produced by Karl Meyer
Mastered by Michael Hagler

Hats off to the late, great Gil Scott-Heron.

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Karl Meyer Chicago, Illinois

Originally from Cincinnati, now from Chicago, veteran punk artist Karl Meyer continues to write and record songs that slice straight through the flesh of society and into the heart of human existence.

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