'American Lullaby' is the title-track off Dean Friedman's new album, 'American Lullaby'.
'American Lullaby'
Words & Music by Dean Friedman
Don’t you fret now. Don’t you cry.
It’s an American Lullaby.
Manifest Destiny’s a lie.
It’s an American Lullaby.
Half Moon sailing through the night.
Crack of a musket fired, first light.
Always keep your powder dry.
It’s an American Lullaby.
Rest your head, in dreams you’ll fly.
It’s an American Lullaby.
Blaze a trail across the sky.
It’s an American Lullaby.
A drinking gourd will point the way.
Stealth by night and sleep by day.
On Peg Leg Joe you can rely.
It’s an American Lullaby.
Unclench your fist and dry your eye.
It’s an American Lullaby.
Judgement’s served from up on high.
It’s an American Lullaby.
One fine night in Paradise,
The god of thunder rolls the dice.
A thousand rounds light up the sky.
It’s an American Lullaby
In restless dreams we shall defy,
While TV pundits prophesy.
Our best laid plans have gone awry.
It’s an American Lullaby.
He said, “I cannot tell a lie.
Cross my heart and hope to die.”
He still won’t look you in the eye.
It’s an American Lullaby.
Close your eyes, now, sleep is nigh.
It’s an American Lullaby.
Cross the shallows, do or die.
It’s an American Lullaby.
Headlights shining in the dark.
Coyotes howl, the bloodhounds bark.
You can hear the angels sigh.
It’s an American Lullaby.
Human kindness in short supply.
It’s an American lullaby.
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About the Song:
This is the title-track off of Dean Friedman's new album, 'American Lullaby'. Like all lullabies, it’s filled with tales of dark deeds and disaster, but couched in soft, gentle tones, meant to soothe and comfort the listener, while gently bracing them for potential terrors that await.
It would be impossible to reflect on America’s current state of turmoil and disarray without acknowledging some of its origins, including our original sins - indigenous genocide and slavery - along with our uniquely enduring addiction to guns.
‘Half Moon’ is the name of a Dutch sailing ship, captained by Hendrick Hudson which, on a September morning in 1609, seeking the legendary Northwest Passage, sailed into the mouth of what’s now called the Hudson River; originally called Mahicantuck - the river that flows two ways - by the indigenous Lenape inhabitants.
The ‘Drinking Gourd’ refers to the ‘Big Dipper’ constellation, a celestial signpost relied on by escaped slaves as a directional guide on their perilous journey north to freedom.
‘Peg Leg Joe’ is a semi-mythical figure said to provide assistance along the way. Paradise is the name of an area adjacent to Las Vegas, site of the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history.
We didn’t get here overnight.
The entire album, ‘American Lullaby’, of which this is the title-track, touches on a broad range of topics, including: the calamitous pandemic, looming environmental disaster, racism, sexism, and an intractable culture war… all exacerbated by our inane and disastrous politics.
All these things really happened - and continue to happen.
But, hey! I promise - the album is not all gloom and doom; it’s filled with optimism and faith - not in any god, but in our humanity. I’m insistent on hope, laughter and joy. Our shared emotional trauma is palpable and requires tending to, so some serous silliness is called for. And for those of us lucky enough to have survived the recent cataclysms, it seems to me it’s incumbent upon us, to not just work to heal our wounded world but, to seize every chance we get to celebrate wonder… and propagate joy. - Dean Friedman
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