Dreamers

This is possibly my favourite song. Hopium morphed into electronic music I didn't like, so that was a dead end. 

But Phoebe Lou who featured in this song was amazing. She may have been a high school student when she did this. 

LYRICS

You came home late last night
Stumble past half drunk beers
The day became weeks
How did weeks became years?
Back pocket excuses
But second chances don’t come cheap
You made yourself a promise
Then you forgot to keep it

Chorus: 
You said this would be your year
You said this would be your year
You said this would be your year
But you fucked around now December’s here
You must be one of the dreamers
You said that you’re tired of sleeping
And close the shutters when the sun starts creeping in
You must be one of the dreamers
You must be one of the dreamers

You put up a smoke screen
Hiding from the midnight sun
Made friends into enemies
But you were your worst one
It couldn’t be your fault
When conspiracy sounds so sweet
You fed yourself on lies
Now you’re fat with bullshit

Chorus: 
You said this would be your year
You said this would be your year
You said this would be your year
But you fucked around now December’s here
You must be one of the dreamers
You said that you’re tired of sleeping
And close the shutters when the sun starts creeping in
You must be one of the dreamers
You must be one of the dreamers

Outro: Phoebe Lou
I woke up this morning
It was extremely cold outside
The clouds were really grey
And I looked at the clock
And it was 12
And I thought the clock was tricking me
But I just slept for a really long time
The next thing I did was have a shower
And I felt safe because I wasn’t in the wind
And while I was in the shower my phone was ringing
Which is why I didn’t pick it up
I just thought I should tell you that
I called you back
You told me you'd got a job
I asked if you could get me one
And you said maybe
Then became very aware that I didn’t do much
But I guess that’s kinda normal
When you wake up at 12

Phoebe Lou (Phoebe Go), former vocalist for the band Snakadaktal and guest on Hopium's "Dreamers" (2014), transitioned into a successful independent career. She formed the group Two People, later released music as Phoebe Go with her debut EP Player (2022) and album Marmalade (2024), continuing her career as an Australian singer-songwriter.

Trump & the new world order

 

As a bit of an anarchist, I can see someone like Trump is necessary to pull down the systems that have been failing for quite a while. He is stupid but also very cunning. His tactic of throwing grenades to see what happens gives him more power than it should. He makes extreme threats and when he doesn't carry them out, his target audience is so relieved they are grateful, and happy to appease him in some way. It's Trump's 'art of the deal'. Not subtle, but quite effective so far as everyone tries to second guess his next ridiculous thought bubble. 

I think in activist circles it's called 'shifting the dial'. If you go radical, then come back a bit, people are happier to accept some change - because it isn't as scary as it was initially looking. It helps normalise things that may actually be more radical than most people were previously willing to accept.

The world simply needs to stop reacting to Trump's every deliberately outrageous comment and responding publicly to his wild accusations and crazy statements. He craves the attention. There is a very damaged little boy in there who just can't get enough and we all know the naughty kids get the most. He wants to punish the world because he is hurting. He is a pathetic man with a child's brain - made dangerous by his weakness. 

It has occurred to me that he is the 'anti-Christ', manifesting at the 'end of days', just like the fundamentalist Christians predicted. We do need radical change and this is how we get it. Unfortunately it's not going to be pretty and it's always worse for those who are already vulnerable. I can't forgive him for what he is doing to women and minorities, or anyone who isn't white, male Christian basically. I predicted in his first term that there would be another civil war in the US. It's looking likely. But there is a lot more push back now, even from Republicans.

I don't think I will live long enough to see this new world order. It will take time to fully crash the systems we have, then there will be a long battle and eventually - maybe something better, if humans are still living on the planet that is. I can't complain. I am a child of the 60s - a better time for women than my mother's generation endured. I enjoyed a freedom I don't think young people have now. Most of my life has been pretty good - except where I mucked it up myself. 

Maybe climate system collapse will scuttle everyone's plans - including Trump's. According to Renew Economy, by 2030 there is a '"realistic possibility" of collapse of the boreal forests in Russia and Canada, the southeast Asian coral reefs and the Himalayan ecosystem by 2030, caused by climate change and other drivers....The Amazon and Congo rainforests and southeast Asian mangroves could reach irreversible decline by 2050".

But our government is keeping us in the dark - no doubt because they have no plan with which to manage the ensuing chaos and panic when more people become aware of what is actually happening.

A group of former national security leaders warn the Australian public is being left in the dark on potential “geopolitical chaos” detailed in a climate intelligence assessment produced by a key security ally.

Warnings of crop failures, water insecurity and disease outbreaks are contained in a redacted version of the United Kingdom report investigating the national security threats posed by global biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse.

Without supporting ecosystems, more people would be pushed into poverty and food insecurity, potentially fuelling higher migration rates, political polarisation and economic insecurity.

Graphic: Photoshopped by author in 2018 (yes, it's been going on that long).

Australia urged to release “terrifying” climate security analysis after UK report flags ecosystem collapse by 2030

https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-urged-to-release-terrifying-climate-security-analysis-after-uk-report-flags-ecosystem-collapse-by-2030/