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Recession Don't Bother Me (No te compliques la vida)

from Full Moon in June by Ears to the Ground Family

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Dear listener,

We are releasing this album in the midst of the historic COVID-19 pandemic. The virus has left record numbers of people without work and we realize that in this moment, working class people are suffering. Please note that the song “Recession Don’t Bother Me” (which was written during the Great Recession of 2007 and 2008) is not saying “the recession don’t affect me”, because as the current pandemic has shown us, the circumstances and effects of the current situation do indeed have profound consequences for us all. Nor is this song saying that we are insulated from the economic effects of recession because of our wealth or privilege-- although we acknowledge that in this current context, many people have had it much harder than we have.

What this song IS saying is that our current destructive and dehumanizing economy must, one day, collapse. And that we hope to be among those who welcome and rejoice at an exodus from an Egypt to a promised land, even if it means a journey through the desert to get there. We are praying for providence for all those suffering during these deeply trying times.

lyrics

I said don’t hold your breath
don’t curl into a ball just yet
because there’s nothing gonna kill you ‘til the moment that you die
cause it’s easy to crawl in a dark place and hide
but it’s a easier to live a long, happy, healthy Spirit-filled life

the easiest thing my mama told me is “do not complicate your life”
so you can sit and enjoy sharing food, sharing wine
better than just another rich man can
and it’s easy, easy to be justified
when into great mercies you fall on your face every night
meet your maker again

my mama taught me one thing
beside all the lessons
and beyond all the mistakes
and the love she gave me every day
for a while she had a rough life
she passed through some dark nights
but I never forget one thing
that she lived and taught me every day

she said don’t push anyone aside
when somebody curses you, that won’t hide
because a killing is killing no matter how white it clean the palms of its hands
or how far removed
cause it’s easy to be born on a train so you ride
but we’re called to live along with all the people on the side
for the world is a people garden

oh and it’s easy, easy to be satisfied
when you can go down to the river of life, drink your fill, yes you will

leave those boxes on their shelves
leave those silly things in their boxes
cause we don’t need no thing just to be ourselves
don’t want nothing of that ticky tacky you always tryin’ to sell
like little boxes on the hillside
this is my recession don’t bother me song

credits

from Full Moon in June, released December 18, 2020
PERFORMED BY
Dimitris Campos (vocals, classical guitar, electric guitar)
Nichole Barrows (vocals)
Hannah Win (vocals)
Matt Dog (trumpet)
Jake Cochran (percussion)
Jeff Gorman (bass guitar)

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Ears to the Ground Family Harrisonburg, Virginia

Ears to the Ground Family is a minimal, totally acoustic group with guitar, hand percussion, and banjo. They have a serious focus on lyrical content and sometimes achieve a body-shivering vocal harmony. They make music of resistance to oppression and empire, of communities of hope, and of a faith that sustains us. Our tunes draw from R&B, spiritual, soul, folk/americana, chant, hip-hop, and jazz. ... more

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