The winning moves have all been played, but the status quo stays the same, and what remains is just endgame. The victors leave and take their gains, self-obsessed, immune to shame.
The crew’s passed out, but we’re still airborne. The steward’s bleak, her face forlorn. No way to steer, no way to warn, and none of us has time to mourn the last season at last.
Abandoned hope long ago. Sealed away a fool’s escrow. A pot of gold but no rainbow. Swept away by derecho.
Financiers and demagogues hedge their bets in permafrost. A selfish game, a zero sum. Carbon cycle overcome. This is the last season at last.
credits
from Thoughts & Prayers,
track released September 29, 2022
20200424
Additional instrumentation: Jarrett Nicolay
Music and words written by George Fox, published by The Krill Building, ASCAP. Mixed and mastered by Jarrett Nicolay and George Fox at Mixtape Studios between Spring 2021 – Fall 2022.
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