Fixer Upper
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I woke up from an awful dream in June of 2016
In a far right fake news fucked up universe
And though we sang the Mountain Goats loud enough to bruise our throats
Every year that followed still got worse and worse
And I read the warnin' signs of these dark and troubled times
Now I'm tryna keep my head above the waterline
I'm losing sleep on sleeping masses, countin' sheep and greenhouse gases
As doomsday clocks and TikToks say we're runnin' outta time
But I think this world's a fixer-upper
Broken, in the middle of a salvage yard
And I know it will be hard
All we've got now is each other
And we're overwhelmed and wondering where to start
Yeah, I know it will be hard
(Ooh) and maybe I'm delusional (ooh), but I think it could be beautiful
(Ooh) if we could only keep from losing heart (ooh)
Then we might still
Have time to build something better from the parts
When I was young and still naive, I thought that it was guaranteed
That things would change for better, not for worse
But now the place I'm born and grown is pillaged like the end of Rome
It feels just like we're going 90 in reverse
As misinformation thrives, we are fighting for our lives
Just to make sure when the smoke clears there'll be anythin' left
The road ahead feels bleak and jaded, all my future hopes've faded
I'm sinkin', overthinkin', over-drinkin', and bereft
But I think this world's a fixer-upper
Broken, in the middle of a salvage yard
And I know it will be hard
All we've got now is each other
And we're overwhelmed and wondering where to start
Yeah, I know it will be hard
(Ooh) and maybe I'm delusional (ooh), but I think it could be beautiful
(Ooh) if we could only keep from losing heart
Then we might still
Have time to build something better from the parts
Something better from the parts
So don't mourn (ooh), we will organise, stronger when we unionise
The sorrow shining in your eyes I'm keepin' at bay
Don't mourn, we will organise, stronger when we empathise
Resistance rising like the tides to wash all the winter away
To wash it all away
So grab a spade, yeah, grab a hammer
Plant some seeds and raise a banner
Roll your sleeves and rake the leaves left by the passing storm
Boil the kettle, build a movement, every day some small improvement
Ready ground to lay down all the world yet to be born
Lace your boots and find the shoots
Still strugglin' through the rotted roots
The saplings laid by other folks we will turn into mighty oaks
The battle scars, the broken parts, of dreams who outlasted those hearts
Oh, everything you dream is possible, it's waitin' to be made
So my comrade, come grab a spade
Because this world's a fixer-upper (ooh, la, la, la)
Broken, in the middle of a salvage yard (ooh, la, la, la)
(Ooh, la, la, la) and I know it will be hard (ooh, la, la, la)
I go singing for my supper (ooh, la, la, la)
Draggin' half the contents of a salvage yard (ooh, la, la, la)
(Ooh, la, la, la) Lord, I know it will be hard (ooh, la, la, la)
(Ooh, la, la, la) and maybe I'm delusional (ooh, la, la, la)
But I think you are beautiful (ooh, la, la, la)
(Ooh, la, la, la) and if we could just keep from losing heart
(Ooh, la, la, la) we might still (ooh, la, la, la) not rest until
(Ooh, la, la, la) if anybody can, we will (ooh, la, la, la)
We will build something better from the parts
In a far right fake news fucked up universe
And though we sang the Mountain Goats loud enough to bruise our throats
Every year that followed still got worse and worse
And I read the warnin' signs of these dark and troubled times
Now I'm tryna keep my head above the waterline
I'm losing sleep on sleeping masses, countin' sheep and greenhouse gases
As doomsday clocks and TikToks say we're runnin' outta time
But I think this world's a fixer-upper
Broken, in the middle of a salvage yard
And I know it will be hard
All we've got now is each other
And we're overwhelmed and wondering where to start
Yeah, I know it will be hard
(Ooh) and maybe I'm delusional (ooh), but I think it could be beautiful
(Ooh) if we could only keep from losing heart (ooh)
Then we might still
Have time to build something better from the parts
When I was young and still naive, I thought that it was guaranteed
That things would change for better, not for worse
But now the place I'm born and grown is pillaged like the end of Rome
It feels just like we're going 90 in reverse
As misinformation thrives, we are fighting for our lives
Just to make sure when the smoke clears there'll be anythin' left
The road ahead feels bleak and jaded, all my future hopes've faded
I'm sinkin', overthinkin', over-drinkin', and bereft
But I think this world's a fixer-upper
Broken, in the middle of a salvage yard
And I know it will be hard
All we've got now is each other
And we're overwhelmed and wondering where to start
Yeah, I know it will be hard
(Ooh) and maybe I'm delusional (ooh), but I think it could be beautiful
(Ooh) if we could only keep from losing heart
Then we might still
Have time to build something better from the parts
Something better from the parts
So don't mourn (ooh), we will organise, stronger when we unionise
The sorrow shining in your eyes I'm keepin' at bay
Don't mourn, we will organise, stronger when we empathise
Resistance rising like the tides to wash all the winter away
To wash it all away
So grab a spade, yeah, grab a hammer
Plant some seeds and raise a banner
Roll your sleeves and rake the leaves left by the passing storm
Boil the kettle, build a movement, every day some small improvement
Ready ground to lay down all the world yet to be born
Lace your boots and find the shoots
Still strugglin' through the rotted roots
The saplings laid by other folks we will turn into mighty oaks
The battle scars, the broken parts, of dreams who outlasted those hearts
Oh, everything you dream is possible, it's waitin' to be made
So my comrade, come grab a spade
Because this world's a fixer-upper (ooh, la, la, la)
Broken, in the middle of a salvage yard (ooh, la, la, la)
(Ooh, la, la, la) and I know it will be hard (ooh, la, la, la)
I go singing for my supper (ooh, la, la, la)
Draggin' half the contents of a salvage yard (ooh, la, la, la)
(Ooh, la, la, la) Lord, I know it will be hard (ooh, la, la, la)
(Ooh, la, la, la) and maybe I'm delusional (ooh, la, la, la)
But I think you are beautiful (ooh, la, la, la)
(Ooh, la, la, la) and if we could just keep from losing heart
(Ooh, la, la, la) we might still (ooh, la, la, la) not rest until
(Ooh, la, la, la) if anybody can, we will (ooh, la, la, la)
We will build something better from the parts
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:19.96] I woke up from an awful dream in June of 2016
[00:24.22] In a far right fake news fucked up universe
[00:29.33] And though we sang the Mountain Goats loud enough to bruise our throats
[00:34.05] Every year that followed still got worse and worse
[00:38.00] And I read the warnin' signs of these dark and troubled times
[00:42.61] Now I'm tryna keep my head above the waterline
[00:47.74] I'm losing sleep on sleeping masses, countin' sheep and greenhouse gases
[00:52.30] As doomsday clocks and TikToks say we're runnin' outta time
[00:56.14] But I think this world's a fixer-upper
[00:58.82] Broken, in the middle of a salvage yard
[01:02.27] And I know it will be hard
[01:05.82] All we've got now is each other
[01:08.04] And we're overwhelmed and wondering where to start
[01:11.52] Yeah, I know it will be hard
[01:15.43] (Ooh) and maybe I'm delusional (ooh), but I think it could be beautiful
[01:19.72] (Ooh) if we could only keep from losing heart (ooh)
[01:24.04] Then we might still
[01:26.28] Have time to build something better from the parts
[01:31.79]
[01:38.50] When I was young and still naive, I thought that it was guaranteed
[01:42.98] That things would change for better, not for worse
[01:47.78] But now the place I'm born and grown is pillaged like the end of Rome
[01:52.25] It feels just like we're going 90 in reverse
[01:56.54] As misinformation thrives, we are fighting for our lives
[02:01.19] Just to make sure when the smoke clears there'll be anythin' left
[02:06.24] The road ahead feels bleak and jaded, all my future hopes've faded
[02:10.71] I'm sinkin', overthinkin', over-drinkin', and bereft
[02:14.59] But I think this world's a fixer-upper
[02:17.25] Broken, in the middle of a salvage yard
[02:20.72] And I know it will be hard
[02:24.22] All we've got now is each other
[02:26.54] And we're overwhelmed and wondering where to start
[02:30.08] Yeah, I know it will be hard
[02:33.94] (Ooh) and maybe I'm delusional (ooh), but I think it could be beautiful
[02:38.28] (Ooh) if we could only keep from losing heart
[02:42.54] Then we might still
[02:44.74] Have time to build something better from the parts
[02:50.59] Something better from the parts
[02:56.49] So don't mourn (ooh), we will organise, stronger when we unionise
[03:01.55] The sorrow shining in your eyes I'm keepin' at bay
[03:05.94] Don't mourn, we will organise, stronger when we empathise
[03:10.81] Resistance rising like the tides to wash all the winter away
[03:18.83] To wash it all away
[03:24.56] So grab a spade, yeah, grab a hammer
[03:27.05] Plant some seeds and raise a banner
[03:29.45] Roll your sleeves and rake the leaves left by the passing storm
[03:33.90] Boil the kettle, build a movement, every day some small improvement
[03:38.66] Ready ground to lay down all the world yet to be born
[03:42.60] Lace your boots and find the shoots
[03:44.49] Still strugglin' through the rotted roots
[03:47.16] The saplings laid by other folks we will turn into mighty oaks
[03:51.78] The battle scars, the broken parts, of dreams who outlasted those hearts
[03:56.47] Oh, everything you dream is possible, it's waitin' to be made
[04:00.62] So my comrade, come grab a spade
[04:05.42] Because this world's a fixer-upper (ooh, la, la, la)
[04:08.07] Broken, in the middle of a salvage yard (ooh, la, la, la)
[04:11.36] (Ooh, la, la, la) and I know it will be hard (ooh, la, la, la)
[04:14.94] I go singing for my supper (ooh, la, la, la)
[04:17.36] Draggin' half the contents of a salvage yard (ooh, la, la, la)
[04:20.61] (Ooh, la, la, la) Lord, I know it will be hard (ooh, la, la, la)
[04:24.56] (Ooh, la, la, la) and maybe I'm delusional (ooh, la, la, la)
[04:27.19] But I think you are beautiful (ooh, la, la, la)
[04:28.96] (Ooh, la, la, la) and if we could just keep from losing heart
[04:32.75] (Ooh, la, la, la) we might still (ooh, la, la, la) not rest until
[04:36.73] (Ooh, la, la, la) if anybody can, we will (ooh, la, la, la)
[04:40.44] We will build something better from the parts
[04:43.40]
[00:24.22] In a far right fake news fucked up universe
[00:29.33] And though we sang the Mountain Goats loud enough to bruise our throats
[00:34.05] Every year that followed still got worse and worse
[00:38.00] And I read the warnin' signs of these dark and troubled times
[00:42.61] Now I'm tryna keep my head above the waterline
[00:47.74] I'm losing sleep on sleeping masses, countin' sheep and greenhouse gases
[00:52.30] As doomsday clocks and TikToks say we're runnin' outta time
[00:56.14] But I think this world's a fixer-upper
[00:58.82] Broken, in the middle of a salvage yard
[01:02.27] And I know it will be hard
[01:05.82] All we've got now is each other
[01:08.04] And we're overwhelmed and wondering where to start
[01:11.52] Yeah, I know it will be hard
[01:15.43] (Ooh) and maybe I'm delusional (ooh), but I think it could be beautiful
[01:19.72] (Ooh) if we could only keep from losing heart (ooh)
[01:24.04] Then we might still
[01:26.28] Have time to build something better from the parts
[01:31.79]
[01:38.50] When I was young and still naive, I thought that it was guaranteed
[01:42.98] That things would change for better, not for worse
[01:47.78] But now the place I'm born and grown is pillaged like the end of Rome
[01:52.25] It feels just like we're going 90 in reverse
[01:56.54] As misinformation thrives, we are fighting for our lives
[02:01.19] Just to make sure when the smoke clears there'll be anythin' left
[02:06.24] The road ahead feels bleak and jaded, all my future hopes've faded
[02:10.71] I'm sinkin', overthinkin', over-drinkin', and bereft
[02:14.59] But I think this world's a fixer-upper
[02:17.25] Broken, in the middle of a salvage yard
[02:20.72] And I know it will be hard
[02:24.22] All we've got now is each other
[02:26.54] And we're overwhelmed and wondering where to start
[02:30.08] Yeah, I know it will be hard
[02:33.94] (Ooh) and maybe I'm delusional (ooh), but I think it could be beautiful
[02:38.28] (Ooh) if we could only keep from losing heart
[02:42.54] Then we might still
[02:44.74] Have time to build something better from the parts
[02:50.59] Something better from the parts
[02:56.49] So don't mourn (ooh), we will organise, stronger when we unionise
[03:01.55] The sorrow shining in your eyes I'm keepin' at bay
[03:05.94] Don't mourn, we will organise, stronger when we empathise
[03:10.81] Resistance rising like the tides to wash all the winter away
[03:18.83] To wash it all away
[03:24.56] So grab a spade, yeah, grab a hammer
[03:27.05] Plant some seeds and raise a banner
[03:29.45] Roll your sleeves and rake the leaves left by the passing storm
[03:33.90] Boil the kettle, build a movement, every day some small improvement
[03:38.66] Ready ground to lay down all the world yet to be born
[03:42.60] Lace your boots and find the shoots
[03:44.49] Still strugglin' through the rotted roots
[03:47.16] The saplings laid by other folks we will turn into mighty oaks
[03:51.78] The battle scars, the broken parts, of dreams who outlasted those hearts
[03:56.47] Oh, everything you dream is possible, it's waitin' to be made
[04:00.62] So my comrade, come grab a spade
[04:05.42] Because this world's a fixer-upper (ooh, la, la, la)
[04:08.07] Broken, in the middle of a salvage yard (ooh, la, la, la)
[04:11.36] (Ooh, la, la, la) and I know it will be hard (ooh, la, la, la)
[04:14.94] I go singing for my supper (ooh, la, la, la)
[04:17.36] Draggin' half the contents of a salvage yard (ooh, la, la, la)
[04:20.61] (Ooh, la, la, la) Lord, I know it will be hard (ooh, la, la, la)
[04:24.56] (Ooh, la, la, la) and maybe I'm delusional (ooh, la, la, la)
[04:27.19] But I think you are beautiful (ooh, la, la, la)
[04:28.96] (Ooh, la, la, la) and if we could just keep from losing heart
[04:32.75] (Ooh, la, la, la) we might still (ooh, la, la, la) not rest until
[04:36.73] (Ooh, la, la, la) if anybody can, we will (ooh, la, la, la)
[04:40.44] We will build something better from the parts
[04:43.40]