{"id":6519,"date":"2022-12-23T16:02:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T03:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapednoise.com\/site\/?p=6519"},"modified":"2023-09-14T16:35:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T04:35:45","slug":"the-state-of-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shapednoise.com\/site\/the-state-of-things\/","title":{"rendered":"The State Of Things"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 350px; height: 442px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/track=3285243476\/size=large\/bgcol=333333\/linkcol=0f91ff\/tracklist=false\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kirkegodfrey.bandcamp.com\/track\/the-state-of-things\">The State Of Things by Kirke Godfrey and Friends<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>The current state of the world is incomprehensible to me as what seemed like accepting\u00a0scientific facts, and expectations of common decency fell away as billionaires, selfishness and disease continue to tear the world apart.<\/h2>\n<p>Remembering the first time I heard Gil Scott Herron\u2019s \u2018The Revolution Will Not Be Televised\u2019 and what an impression that track made on me, and looking back at the last few years, and conversations with fellow musicians it seemed reasonable to voice our discontent.\u00a0I was noodling around and made a groove to try to relax one afternoon, then asked a few people to add to it expressing their views of\u2026<\/p>\n<h2>The State Of Things\u2026<\/h2>\n<h3>I&#8217;m responsible for the banging and booming and clanging noises, Production and Mix\u2026<\/h3>\n<h3>Dan Bridge wrote and sang his vocals,\u00a0and\u00a0\u00a0played the guitar \u00a0that&#8217;s under his vocal.<br \/>\nNathan Young wrote and sang his vocal<br \/>\nHill Ryder wrote and sang his vocal<br \/>\nPatrick Higgins provides the mellifluous top line.<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Dan Bridge:<\/h3>\n<p>Listen to the speaker claim to Cut a little deeper Same people still ain\u2019t equal Promises they\u2019ll be a sequel<br \/>\nBut what\u2019s a promise from a criminal And the righteous subliminal It\u2019s only political<br \/>\nThere\u2019s gotta be a reason that it rhymes with hypocritical<br \/>\nThe water rising, women\u2019s rights flicker like lighting<br \/>\nChildren in cages, militias are frightening<br \/>\nThe lawnmower trims the blood from the grass leaves And spits out the sins for another school funeral<br \/>\nThere\u2019s much too much blood to get blessed<br \/>\nHow\u2019s a man to hydrate with all these bullets in his chest<br \/>\nAn overhead bowling ball hanging from a string That\u2019s the state of things<br \/>\nWho can marry who What should we do It ain\u2019t nobodys business To judge or to choose Classified emails lock her up Classified documents fuggetaboutit Get wise, inflated chicken thighs Bitcoin highs, Nuclear skies, Ukranian cries<br \/>\nSlip another ship of oil through the embargo<br \/>\nAn overhead bowling ball hanging from a string That\u2019s the state of things<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Nathan Young:<\/h3>\n<p>The revolution will not be televised, it will be livestreamed, tweeted, and viral-ized, caught crooked corporations close door underhanded lies shared and discussed On every social media platform device. a grassroots movement, demanding some improvement from a system formed against us, the disillusioned but now the will of the people will not be denied organized online plugged in and amplified The revolution will not be controlled, By those who seek to keep us from being in the know. toned down freedom of reach This is the state of things, a call to action reduced to hashtags and memes The algorithm schemes to keep some certain things unseen just keep dumbing them down with the next big thing untouchable elite dance their way out of mind with their catchy choreography and throw away lines Times up tik tok, social credit score, ready or not hope you&#8217;re up to date with acceptable thought Big tech may try to censor and suppress, But the people will find a way to express the truth.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Hill Ryder:<\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re talking from prejudice Shut your mouth<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re speaking without listening Shut your mouth<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re coming from hatred Shut your mouth<br \/>\nIf you only got opinions Shut your mouth<br \/>\nIf you haven&#8217;t done the research Shut your mouth<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re shouting over others Shhhh\u2026.<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re quoting out of context Shut your mouth<br \/>\nIf you don&#8217;t have the knowledge or experience Shut your mouth<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Kirke Godfrey:<\/h3>\n<p>Racism!<\/p>\n<p>Human Trafficing<br \/>\nEndemic Corruption<br \/>\nAlternative Truth<br \/>\nScience Denial<br \/>\nCrypto Ponzi<br \/>\nToxic Positivity<br \/>\nFascism<br \/>\nClimate Denial<br \/>\nBillionaires<br \/>\nOpiated Masses<br \/>\nMindless Social Media<br \/>\nSock Puppet Journalism<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Credits:<br \/>\nReleased December 23, 2022<br \/>\nKirke Godfrey: Drums, Percussion, Bass, Guitar, Keys, Brass, Arrange, Produce, Mix, Master.<br \/>\nDan Bridge: Vox Guitar solo.<br \/>\nNathan Young: Vox<br \/>\nHill Ryder: Vox<br \/>\nPatrick Higgins: Flugel(ish)<br \/>\nPeter Miller: Assisted with the skilful AI art work prompts!<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State Of Things by Kirke Godfrey and Friends The current state of the world is incomprehensible to me as what seemed like accepting\u00a0scientific facts, and expectations of common decency fell away as billionaires, selfishness and disease continue to tear the world apart. 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