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Stronger Shade of Blue

from Better World by Aaron Traffas

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I need a stronger shade of blue. This one's served me well before, but now washed-out, weak and sickly, it doesn't suit me anymore. I need a stronger shade of blue — one reminiscent of our past — of the legacy and sacrifice that's now tarnished and collapsed. There are monsters at the door and yet we bicker; their selfish, shameless, savage roar too much to bear. As hope's dim and dwindling light begins to flicker we'll find a champion, despite all the despair, and marshal all our troops to a stronger shade of blue. I need a stronger shade of blue — one as dark as the world outside, fiercely muted in the shade and yet brilliant in the fight. I need a stronger shade of blue — pure like a conscience no longer numb, ablaze with independence and not beholden to anyone. Calloused against ourselves, we weren't born like this — colored by our profits and dwelling on our wretchedness. We'll excise the corruption and flip the script in a vivid coup. We'll bind our somber discourse to a stronger shade of blue. I need a stronger shade of blue — one as bold and big as our plans — dwarfing all the petty hacks with aspirational demands. I need a stronger shade of blue — one as bright as our future feels when it's tailored for our children with vouchsafed august ideals.

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from Better World, released August 23, 2018
Aaron Traffas | vocals, guitar
Carter Green | backing vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums

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Aaron Traffas Medicine Lodge, Kansas

Aaron is a songwriter from south central Kansas who plays shows across the Midwest both solo and with the Aaron Traffas Band. Check out the ATB on Bandcamp at aarontraffasband.bandcamp.com

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