Key of B Minor

I wrote this song a few years ago right after discovering that my best friend was planning on voting Yes on Proposition 8. We had been sitting in a restaurant, casually talking, and somehow conversation came to the proposition. Considering the majority of my friends are No on 8ers, I had just started assuming that most of the people I surrounded myself with were against the proposition. Although I probably shouldn’t have been, I was surprised to find that she supported the proposition.

“Yeah, marriage should be between a man and a woman,” she said calmly. So calmly. So easily. Too easily.

I didn’t know how to respond. I was astounded. It wasn’t a big deal to her at all. It was such a simple concept to her. So obvious. I tried to argue my case for a bit, but eventually gave up when I realized she just didn’t really care all that much.

“Still Swords”

So I wake up to find you on the other side now
Force myself to look you in the eyes somehow
Didn’t think this would be the thing to
Shake us, break us, oh no

If you knew how close it stings
Would that change the way you believe?
So I guess this marks the end
Of paper ones and papers tens

And you lean like it doesn’t matter
But it matters more than you’ll ever know
And you breathe like it doesn’t matter
But it matters more than you’ll ever know

Swords raised high
Swords raised still, but high x2

No longer the best, would you hunt me down?
Have your fear and faith brought you so far to the ground?
I’d rather it not end like this
But you’ve chose your choice and made your voice loud

And you lean like it doesn’t matter
But it matters more than you’ll ever know
And you breathe like it doesn’t matter
But it matters more than you’ll ever know

Swords raised high
Swords raised still, but high x4

Everything’s fine
Everything’s just fine
We’ll pretend everything’s fine
We’ll pretend everything’s just fine

And you lean like it doesn’t matter
But it matters more than you’ll ever know
And you breathe like it doesn’t matter
But it matters more than you’ll ever know x2

Swords raised high
Swords raised still, but high x4