Andrew Bird's most recent album is Are You Serious. Jim James' bio is over here.
I wrote 'Sic of Elephants' on election night in 2004 when Bush was reelected. I went to sleep in the blinking red state of Ohio and when I woke up it was solid red. The song’s about people's capacity to convince themselves that something so wrong is right. The harder they have to try, the more fervent they become.
I changed a few things to update the song for this election because what we're facing in the Trump movement is full on fascism and he would be more destructive than GWB if you can imagine.
You were right Now we got good reason to worry Your money made your eyesight all blurry Now we’re making this a pacifist recalcitrant poses Can’t you see how dangerous the one you chose is Can’t you see how dangerous? You’re too content to make a fuss Can’t you see how dangerous You’re too dangerous And it brings us back to might makes right So we learn from wars of the roses The pain is only fear kneading your toeses So you’re making haste despite your face to cut off your noses You convince yourself and others these fists smell like roses Can’t you see how dangerous? When you’re too content to make a fuss Can’t you see how dangerous? Do you see how dangerous? Squint your eyes and see how the phans sycophants elephants Squint your eyes and see how the phans sycophants elephants Squint your eyes and see red-faced rants pleated pants and sycophants Squint your eyes and see Squint your eyes and see Oh, can’t you see how dangerous? And it might come down to fight or flight Can’t you see how dangerous? You’re too content to make the fuss Can’t you see how dangerous? Can’t you see how dangerous? Squint your eyes and see how the phans sycophants elephants Squint your eyes and see how the phans sycophants elephants Squint your eyes and see red-faced rants pleated pants Sycophants elephants Squint your eyes and see Squint your eyes and see Can’t you see how dangerous? And it brings us back might makes right