Скачать или смотреть Patterson Hood - "The New OK" LIVE From Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR

On November 5th, 2020, Patterson Hood joined us in the Crystal Ballroom Balcony for a rare acoustic set, playing songs from TWO powerful albums released by his band, Drive-By Truckers, in 2020. "The New OK" is the title track of their October release. It will hit home for Portlanders, as it was inspired by the summer months of BLM protests & Federal occupation in our beautiful city.

Check out the official music video for "The New OK": drivebytruckers.com

LYRICS
The New OK
On the big wingspan of your best laid plan
A world that ain’t worth knowing in the palm of our hands
Tried putting the blame on misunderstanding
Village in flames, earthquake, crash landings

She’s a laugh a minute from a joke so cruel
A weighted blanket in the swimming pool
Okeedokee for a broken fool
A new hand sign for your twisted ways
It’s the new OK

Deep in my own head drenched from the cups
I thought going downtown might cheer me up
We promised each other we wouldn’t let it get too rough
Said let me know son, when you’ve had enough

Said let me know when you’ve had your fill
Force of nature and the force of will
Break your spirit when it gets revealed
That you’ve settled for an injury instead of a kill
Blood on your hands that point with skill how we lost our way
It’s the new OK

And I wonder if the life we lived will be around when the weight is lifted
off the ground when the plates have shifted and the whole thing’s burning down
Will we rise up from where we’re planted with our fists up to the sun?
Or will we settle for tear gassed eyes staring down the gun?

Summer in Portland, everything’s fine
Black Lives Matter holding up the line
We got mommies and vets taking fire
From the cops on the beat and the occupiers

It’s 11:29 and the shit comes down
Shooting volleys from behind the fence
Smashing medics and the once free press
It gets bloody and it gets messy
Goons with guns coming out to play
It’s a battle for the very soul of the USA
It’s the new OK

Patterson Hood – Portland, OR, July 26-28, 2020
© Mt. St. Helen Keller Music (BMI),
All rights administered by Words and Music, a division of Big Deal Music, LLC

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