The Uncivil War - A Political Beat Poem

Experimenting today with a home-recorded political beat poem 7 years in the making that I recently found inspiration to complete.  

May I present, ‘The Uncivil War’.

Given recent events I'm uncertain whether this is a good idea to release, but I'm sick of staying silent and feel this song is a solid encapsulation of where I stand.

As someone with naturally left-wing proclivities raised in a conservative family, I often find myself caught between two worlds. I understand where both party’s perspectives come from, but also how some of those perspectives may not be reconcilable long-term. That notion frightens me, and recent months only make more dire and real the possibility of social collapse. 

But it doesn’t have to be that way.  

There has always been moral conflict across party lines, the difference is technology pushed them front and center. Our battles are now ubiquitous, jumping from blue-lit screens into the mouths of every dinner attendee.

Democracy dies in darkness, and in a strange way it’s a blessing to debate your drunk uncle from across the stuffed turkey centerpiece, but politics are not everything and never should be. 

We are less different than we are the same. We are Americans, and the main objective for most of us is to leave the country better off for our sons and daughters. Sure, we go about it differently, but at the end of the day it's the same honorable intention. 

There is a path forward, but it requires empathy and respect for your neighbor – no matter what flag flutters in their front lawn. If we don’t find a way to settle our differences, then one day this mighty levee of ours, this great nation, may go the way of the St. Francis Dam (don't worry if you had to look it up, so did I 😉)

The Uncivil War uses ‘When the Levee Breaks’ by A Perfect Circle as a backtrack, which is a cover of a Led Zeppelin jam of the same name. Because of that, I can only post it a few places while avoiding copyright – nonetheless, I am excited to finally get this out there!

Let me know what you think and whether I should create more in this style :)