I am old.  Old is when you find yourself thinking “they’ve not made music like that since Elvis, or the Beatles, or the Bodeans or whomever.”  Stuck in time not noticing that time has moved on.  Well, snap out of it!  There is fabulous music out there, and we must not forget that a tune and a lyric rises out of the zeitgeist of its time. Strictly speaking a great song is a great song, not comparable to other fine songs of another time.

Thanks to Joy for recommending this song to me last night.  It is worth listening to over and over.  The chant-like lyric overlays a hypnotic melody. The beat reminds me of the frenetic pace of life in the early 21st century, as life imitates the disconnect between digital bytes. Information is not the only thing chopped, segmented.  Am I being assimilated…… to the Borg?*  The flow of the analog fades from memory.

Please let me down easy could be a prayer.

I suggest it’s better to ignore the strange graphic of the album art and follow the printed words of the lyric as you listen.

Enjoy!

*Google, Facebook, Amazon….

Let Me Down Easy

By Gang of Youths

You want someone to want you for who you are
I want someone to try, then let me down easy, easy tonight
Easy, easy tonight

Honey, it’s no secret that with matters of the heart
Unreserved, I’m irrational and rarely ever start
But since the world’s dark and often inhumane
Relish our condition, come drinking in the rain
‘Cause you remember when, after Paris
We all decided the best way to fight it was
Drink wine, dance here and pray
And make love that lasts with a vengeance
So you can join the cowards all aboard the outrage train
You can stay afraid, or slit the throat of fear and be brave
And scratch the little itch ’til you’re moving like a motherfucker
Up in this bitch

You wanted to fight for a cause
Then go out and fall in love
Don’t stop, don’t stop believing
In truth and grace in the grievance
You want someone to want you for who you are
I want someone to try, or let me down easy, easy tonight
Easy, easy tonight

So look at me and tell me what I already know
That I trialled and I failed and it’s good to let it go
Sometimes life sucks, everything is lame
Not everything’s as easy as making lemonade
And so dismembering our state of balance
With lust requited, a gaze undivided
With a cool mind and warmth in your face
A good heart, a grace under pressure
You give me a good reason to be heartsick again
To be here, to be strong, to be oddly and boldly estranged
From the loss and bitter years
I found myself descending into tedium and fear

You wanted to fight for a cause
Then go out and fall in love
Don’t stop, don’t stop believing
In truth and grace in the grievance
You want someone to want you for who you are
I want someone to try, or let me down easy, easy tonight
Easy, easy tonight

If it’s late, you’re drunk and wanting
A reason, some reason to live
I always, I always say
Just put on some Whitesnake

Honey, it’s no secret that I’ve been losing my way
In the weirdest of moments and the stupidest of ways
But hey, I’m still young and it’s gonna be okay
I got solipsism, baby, and I brought lemonade
I’ll surrender then, all my balance
And be excited and drink to tonight
It’s not a, a bad time, time spent with you
There’s cool lights and songs with good lyrics
We never have to talk again, whatever, up to you
But since you’re putting up with me
Here’s another toast just to you
Let’s dance, off the beat
Then mosey out together and say goodbye on the street

You wanted to fight for a cause
Then go out and love someone
Don’t stop, don’t stop believing
In truth and personal freedom
I want someone to want me for who I am
I want someone to try, or let me down easy, easy tonight
Easy, easy tonight

Easy, easy tonight
Easy, easy tonight
Easy, easy tonight
Easy, easy tonight
Easy, easy tonight