“Good Old Days” by Jeremiah the Dreamer. Official release date is 06/26/2026. From the upcoming album Dystopian Hellscape.
“Good Old Days” lyrics:
I grew up on the pledge of allegiance
Taught to be a patriot you better believe it
Since the time I could tie my shoes
I could feel it in my blood man the red white and blue
We winning wars man protecting our freedom
Bringing democracy to all of the heathens
Play the national anthem right before the game
While the police oversee to keep us in our lane
And we always looking back comparing now to the past
To the good old days yea nostalgia’s a blast
But it’s all a veneer yea we seeing the cracks
Since the American dream now is breaking your back
But we trying to return to our former glory
Where we at the helm of the hero’s story
But it’s all just an echo of a thinly veiled lie
Told to keep the working class in line
Everybody always talking ’bout the good old days
And everybody wanna go back to the good old days
But when I hear ’em talk about it all I hear are lies, lies, lies
Still everybody always talking about the good old days
But looking back was it really that great
We were founded on oppression and a whole lot of hate
The lucky bully that found himself in the right place
At the right time to dominate the world stage
And grab all the resources take them by force
We had to bring democracy and freedom of course
Our nuclear families they built the middle class
Only lasted a couple of generations and now we gassed
And still we beat that drum about the greatest generation
The one that dropped the nukes and fought for segregation
The ones that could raise a family of four
From just one job out on the shop floor
Back then it was nice to be blue collar
Then they shipped the jobs overseas for a dollar
Then they gave management a raise and cut they tax
Is that why we supposed to give them a pat on the back
Everybody always talking ’bout the good old days
And everybody wanna go back to the good old days
But when I hear ’em talk about it all I hear are lies, lies, lies
Still everybody always talking about the good old days
America’s never been what it once was
That’s the big reveal mask off no cap cuz
There’s never been no truth no justice and no equality
There’s always been an ownership class in this colony
Genocide slavery and segregation
Was Jim Crow really the greatest generation
Were they integrating and fighting for freedom
Or were they red lining and handing out beatings
And even right now you can see them regressing
Committing genocide with the full state blessing
Their propaganda’s strong still we see right through it
It’s time for a revolution let’s do it
All they do is tell stories about their honor in the past
And when we hear about it all we do is laugh
Cause we know the truth man we wise to your ways
We ain’t buying them stories about the good old days
Everybody always talking ’bout the good old days
And everybody wanna go back to the good old days
But when I hear ’em talk about it all I hear are lies, lies, lies
Still everybody always talking about the good old days