Alright Alright

I wrote this song in response to a well-meaning but clueless friend who saw I was suffering and would tell me I should “just cheer up.” “Just cheer up” won’t make me less depressed. “Just cheer up” won’t solve my anxiety. “Just cheer up” won’t fix my chronic pain. “Just cheer up” won’t take away my stressors. “Just cheer up” won’t stop the world from hating me just for being me. Fuck toxic positivity. Anyway I think it was pretty bold of me to rhyme “up” with “up.” Those are the kinds of innovative lyrical ideas that normally only come with decades of experience.