If I could take you
Back into a simpler time
Reverse the path of a crooked line
Experience that left you numb inside
If I could wake you
From walking dead among the fickle crowd
I’d pick you up and climb to higher ground
Refresh your memory till you came around
And pull you from the brink of jaded, jaded
I’d bring you back from jaded, jaded, jaded
I can’t protect you
From falling down the rabbit hole
And toys designed to leave you cold
And clicking through to being bought and sold
The slippery road that leads to jaded, jaded
You’re slipping down to jaded, jaded, jaded
The state of wonder’s dead and gone
And any sense of mystery
It’s too late for saving innocence
With everything you want
And everything you don’t
Coming at you anyway
Let’s go back to a simpler time
Experience can leave you full inside
The shiny opposite of jaded, jaded
The shiny opposite of jaded
credits
from The Shiny Opposite,
released May 1, 2020
Marie Schumacher: lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, keys, glockenspiel
Steve Gibson: guitars and bass
Jeremy Steinkoler: drums
Aaron Elliott: backing vocals
Steven Patton: backing vocals
Reto Peter: drum programming
Engineered and mastered by Reto Peter at The Teahouse West in Richmond, CA.