American Aquarium - Me + Mine
As long as my grandfather can remember
Plowin' soil, diggin' holes
Haulin' coal, to strippin' down the timber
Then they showed up, they shut us down
Same old story, the same old town
"It's like we don't matter", momma said
"At least that's how it seems"
And that's the day I woke up
From the American dream
What are you supposed to do
When the God you're prayin' to
Up and goes missin'?
Leaves a trail of unpaid bills
Broken homes and opioid addiction
And then a politician shows up
Promisin' that
He'll return the jobs
That God himself could not bring back
Fool me once, shame on you
Fool me twice, shame on me
Yeah, that's the day I gave up
On the American dream
These lamentations
Are gettin' too damn hard to sing
These lamentations
Are gonna be the death of me
You see, me and mine, we ain't the kind
To sit around idle and complain
We're tough as nails, mean as hell
Without an ounce of quit in our veins
But the harder we work, the more they take
'Til all the good is gone, for goodness sake
Neither the left or the right
Are gonna fight
For folks stuck in between
The way things really are
The American dream
These lamentations
Are gonna be the death of me
These lamentations
Are gettin' too damn hard to sing
These lamentations
Are gonna be the death of me
These lamentations
Are gettin' too damn hard to sing
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Biography
Arriving a year later, their fourth record, Small Town Hymns, further established their penchant for gritty, Springsteen -ian anthems. 2012 proved to be a banner year for American Aquarium with the release of both their first concert album Live in Raleigh and their fifth (and most critically acclaimed) studio album, the Jason Isbell -produced Burn.Flicker.Die. Originally intended to be the group’s swan song, the album instead ushered in a very successful period. Reinvigorated, they collaborated with producer Brad Cook (Megafaun ) on their more alt-rock-inspired 2015 follow-up Wolves. A concert album, Live at Terminal West, appeared at the end of the year, documenting a show in Atlanta. About a year later, Barham released a stark, reflective solo album titled Rockingham, earning positive reviews for it. The band continued to play out, and told fans they’d be recording during 2017, but early in the year, Barham announced that the lineup had dissolved, and that after a solo tour, he would begin recording sessions with a different lineup of American Aquarium.