Apathy (The Social Justice Pacifist)

from The War on Common Sense by Esther Hazy

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As the penultimate track of the album, this song is the intangible climax of the album. It is the final battle of the "war" that draws attention to many of the ideas referenced in the album: the endless fight between left and right wing politics, the social phobias of political correctness, and apathetic response of the populace towards the horrors that we see in in the news. Basically: ignorance is bliss.

lyrics

I wake up alone
I look at my phone, it’s a Tuesday.
I scroll through the news, I shake off the blues with a screenplay
I wasted the day
I hide from my shame
I’ll need more than YouTube to help blow the boredom away.

There’s fear in the air
But don’t cry to me
Cos life it ain’t fair
I won’t fight the war
I’ll just lay in bed
And watch them all brawl it out

I’m afraid of the world
I hope they don’t know my opinion
The left and the right will all eat themselves for dominion
I guess that I’m blessed
That I could care less
Beautiful apathy helps put the problems to rest

There’s fear in the air
But don’t cry to me
Cos life it ain’t fair
I won’t fight the war
I’ll just lay in bed
And watch them all brawl it out

Oh don’t believe what they say
As they pump all that shit to your brain
All the world’s gone insane
Crush your spirit and cast it away
And I’ve seen what’s it worth
It’s a price I’m not willing to pay
Oh the drugs they don’t work
But the doc says I’m doing ok

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from The War on Common Sense, released January 14, 2019
Music: Ed Denton
Lyrics: Ed Denton

Personnel
Paul Lucyk - Lead vocals, slide guitar
Ed Denton - Vocals, guitars, programming
Neil Robinson - Bass

Produced by Ed Denton and Esther Hazy

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Esther Hazy Montreal, Québec

Indie rock group from Montreal drawing inspiration from 90’s alternative rock such as Radiohead and Jeff Buckley as well as modern indie folk bands such as Fleet Foxes and Grizzly Bear. Featuring Ed Denton (vocals, guitar) and Paul Lucyk (vocals, guitar) and Neil Robinson (bass), Esther Hazy released their debut EP in 2018 and followed up with their debut LP "The War on Common Sense" in 2019. ... more

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