Fixer Upper

[Verse 1]

I woke up from an awful dream in June of two thousand sixteen

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

[Pre-Chorus]

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

[Chorus]

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

[Post-Chorus]

(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

[Verse 2]

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 ninety in reverse

[Pre-Chorus]

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 have faded

I'm sinkin', overthinkin', over-drinkin', and bereft

[Chorus]

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

[Post-Chorus]

(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

[Bridge]

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

[Verse 3]

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

[Pre-Chorus]

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

[Chorus]

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)

[Post-Chorus]

(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