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I wrote this song after Bush Jr. was re-elected. I needed some sort of mantra, some sort of antidote to the hopeless way I was feeling about my country and by extension, the fate of the world. Singing it is an exercise in combatting dark feelings and remembering that Kindness Is The Real Revolution.

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I see my path so clear
I want to live in love not fear
A million thoughts can bring me down
But if I stay in that place I'm gonna drown
Who do I know? Who do I know?
Where do I go? Where do I go?
I gotta get out of this suburban/trendy neighborhood
I gotta believe that people are good

I can't blow off my family
Even tho we disagree
A leaf is twirling in the sun
It just might be that we're all one
I'm not gonna change, not gonna change
Get all angry, act all estranged
Loving is hard, but what else can I do?
Hate will really take it out of you

I see my path so clear
I want to live in hope not fear
The day I go and get a gun
Is the day the terrorists have won (that's my favorite line)
Stuff's been shitty for folks, it's true
But maybe tomorrow will bring something new
I could believe that this world is going straight to hell
But I'd rather believe that kindness will prevail

Written by Gretchen Phillips

credits

from Live at Ruta Maya in Texas, released March 19, 2005
Vocals & Guitar - Gretchen Phillips
Bass - Steve Bernal
Keyboards - Rob Halverson
Drums - Melissa York
Misc. Percussion and other great things - Thor Harris

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The Gretchen Phillips Xperience Austin, Texas

I got your lezzie rock right here! Since 1984, keeping it real in Austin, TX. What do I mean by "real"? Transgressive, literate, unapologetic, and unafraid. Plus fun. Don't forget fun. Even when it's sad, let's look for the fun.

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