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Hard Times Lyrics
[Verse 1: Ryan Miller]
Enter a scene that defies description
They say to open your mind
And take it all inside
One click at a time
We move through fictions
And send our sisters to the sacrifice
A cruel conviction
Sinister systems keep us satisfied
These are hard times
[Chorus: Gardner]
I’m breathing in the oxygen
I’m holding it through hard times
I’m breathing out in the ultrasound
Things come around in hard times
[Verse 2: Miller]
Ten thousand miles of the new prescriptions
So we open our mouths
And take 'em all inside
One pill at a time
The purist fictions
We send our sisters to the sacrifice
With cruel conviction
Sinister systems keep us satisfied
These are hard times
[Chorus: Gardner]
I’m breathing in the oxygen
I’m holding it through hard times
I’m breathing out in the ultrasound
Things come around in hard times
[Bridge: Miller]
A new religion
We send our sisters to the sacrifice
And then the audience goes wild!
[Outro: Gardner/Miller & Gardner/Miller]
I’m breathing in the oxygen
I’m holding it through hard times
(These are hard times)
I’m breathing out in the ultrasound
Things come around in hard times
(These are hard times)
I’m breathing in the oxygen
Take it all inside, take it all inside
(I’m holding it through hard times)
I’m breathing out in the ultrasound
Things come around in hard times
Enter a scene that defies description
They say to open your mind
And take it all inside
One click at a time
And send our sisters to the sacrifice
A cruel conviction
Sinister systems keep us satisfied
These are hard times
I’m breathing in the oxygen
I’m holding it through hard times
I’m breathing out in the ultrasound
Things come around in hard times
Ten thousand miles of the new prescriptions
So we open our mouths
And take 'em all inside
One pill at a time
We send our sisters to the sacrifice
With cruel conviction
Sinister systems keep us satisfied
These are hard times
I’m breathing in the oxygen
I’m holding it through hard times
I’m breathing out in the ultrasound
Things come around in hard times
A new religion
We send our sisters to the sacrifice
And then the audience goes wild!
I’m breathing in the oxygen
I’m holding it through hard times
(These are hard times)
I’m breathing out in the ultrasound
Things come around in hard times
(These are hard times)
I’m breathing in the oxygen
Take it all inside, take it all inside
(I’m holding it through hard times)
I’m breathing out in the ultrasound
Things come around in hard times
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This song is one of my go-tos when I get caught in the media storm that exists today, everything just becomes too overwhelming and I turn all that off and I sink into this song. There are a lot of different topics this song covers, I think too many to list here. As a "sister" I particularly appreciate the emotions of this song.
One really powerful mental connection I make, perhaps because it was going on around the same time this song came out I think, was Christine Blasey Ford standing up in front of the whole world to describe her traumatic experiences. "We send our sisters to the sacrifice" - my god, that's exactly what happened to her, a woman who survived assault, is brave enough to speak publicly about it on live tv and in front of a wall of cold faces, and then a bunch of people don't even believe her or give her any credibility. That's definitely being sent to the sacrifice if you ask me. Guster - amazing, as always!