Blogocentric Formulations

Better Days

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[Chorus]
Oh, I know that there'll be better days
Oh, that sunshine 'bout to come my way
May we never ever shed another tear for today
'Cause oh, I know that there'll be better days

[Verse 1]
Waking up in California
But these clouds, they won't go away
Every day is like another storm, yeah
I'm just trying not to go insane
Yeah, and the city's shining so bright
So many dark nights, so many dark days
But any time I feel the paranoia
I close my eyes and I pray

[Chorus]
Oh, I know that there'll be better days
Oh, that sunshine 'bout to come my way
May we never ever shed another tear for today
'Cause oh, I know that there'll be better days

[Verse 2]
Been waking up to a new year
Got the past million miles away
I been waking up with a new fear (New fear)
But I know it'll wash away
Whatever you do, don't worry 'bout me
I'm thinking 'bout you, don't worry 'bout us
'Cause in the morning everything can change, yeah
And time will tell you it does

[Chorus]
Oh, I know that there'll be better days
Oh, that sunshine 'bout to come my way
May we never ever shed another tear for today
'Cause oh, I know that there'll be better days

[Bridge]
Better days (Better days)
Better days (Better days)
May we never ever shed another tear for today
'Cause oh, I know that there'll be better days

[Outro]
May we never ever shed another tear for today
'Cause oh, I know that there'll be better days

I've been a fan of Ryan Tedder and OneRepublic for a number of years. I like quite a few of their songs, and Tedder is an accomplished songwriter who has written chart-topping songs for both his own projects and some of the biggest musicians in the world. I know this particular track is off their upcoming album to be released later this year and they've released a couple of singles over the past year, but this is the first opportunity I've had to really listening to some of their new stuff. Overall, I think it has the same good qualities as so many of their other songs, with a catchy melody and clever lyrics.

The theme of "better days" is one that I think we can all identify with right now, especially with so many of us practicing social distancing, self-quarantining, either home from work or out of work, etc. All of this coronavirus stuff seems to really be taking a toll on the whole country, maybe even the entire world. Like so many emails from our employers, local businesses, random vendors that we bought something from using the Square App that one time, "we've never seen anything like this." It's hard to tell where things are going to end up or even how long it's going to go on, but if one thing's for sure, it's that we've definitely seen better days before. Hopefully we will again one day soon!