In a series of tweets, here’s what Stevenson had to say about the song:
I wrote this song right after I got married, right as Trump got elected. It was a crazy time and a lot of people felt really hopeless. That hopelessness has lingered over the last 4 years, but humanity and love continue to peak...
Quit smoking baby, even though the world is ending
Keep looking maybe there’s a place to rest our heads better than this
You’ll find the hardest part’s the mark you didn’t make
Wake up and savor that disoriented feeling that you’re feeling
In between dreaming and the eventual day
Longer you stave it off the more it benefits the heart
Then we can go grayer than we have already gone
Let ourselves get dusty in the dark
Make an honest effort to breathe better than you do
So we can endeavor to get leathery together me and you
Quit smoking even though there’s a pack still in your pocket
The world’s on fire outside but I double-locked the doors
With poly-carbon bars
You’ll find the hottest part’s the start
So if time gets us then I don’t want to spend any apart
Til it catches us we’ll collect dust in the dark
Time Bandits was written by Laura Stevenson.
Time Bandits was produced by John Agnello.
Laura Stevenson released Time Bandits on Sun Mar 15 2020.