Name: Downer
Duration: P00H03M13S
Description: With regrets for being such a downer, I return to imagining a bleak, not-too-far-off future in which the city has become nearly unlivable. This song is a tiny window into one couple's life in a fourteenth-floor apartment.

Downer

from Downer by Bet Smith

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With regrets for being such a downer, I return to imagining a bleak, not-too-far-off future in which the city has become nearly unlivable. This song is a tiny window into one couple's life in a fourteenth-floor apartment.

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You know I hate to be a downer babe
But picture this
Years in the future
The whole world is a mess
We’re still stuck in the city
Empty coffee machine
While you’re still lookin’ pretty babe
You treat me so mean

You know I hate to be a downer babe
But this just won’t do
These clothes ain’t for workin’
Nor am I, Nor are you
Gotta get out to the country
Put a spade in the ground
Say goodbye to this high rise
City lights, city sounds

You know I hate to be a downer babe
But let’s face the facts
We’re living on the fourteenth floor
Of an artefact
Couldn’t raise a chicken
Or grow a vine
Gotta get out of the city before
The city runs out of time

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from Downer, released February 2, 2021
Bet Smith: Vocals and Acoustic Guitar

Recorded and mixed by Rob Currie
Mastered by João Carvalho
Written by Bet Smith (Ashlea-Elizabeth Smith, SOCAN)
© Bet Smith (Ashlea-Elizabeth Smith) Pine Lake Records

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Bet Smith Gravenhurst, Ontario

Bet Smith is a Canadian alternative folk singer-songwriter who weaves environmental and socio-political philosophy into rich, reflective compositions. With a voice that is gentle and familiar, Smith offers elegant melodies locked to lyrics that are paced and precise. ... more

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