Jealousy Nation
When it comes to songwriting, the line between comedy and horror is quite porous. This song is both. A lot of my songs live in this place. Ford’s arrangement on “Jealousy Nation” fully embraces this contradiction and the result is a fittingly hilarious nightmare.
Lyrics
Jealousy Nation
Jealousy nation
Jealousy nation
It’s such a bad vibration
in jealousy nation
This world gone wrong deserves a backwards song
Here it is…
Yip-yip-n-yip-yip-yip-yip.
Now…
All of the people I see on T.V.
appear to me
to be ruled by insecurity
I’ll admit
it’s kinda funny
but the punch line’s got another ring
when it rests on the finger
of the one doing the punishing
That’s why I’m talkin’ to…
Jealousy nation
Jealousy nation
Yer such a bad vibration
in jealousy nation
This hard knock life
takes a hard knock wife
Here she comes…
Yip-yip-n-yip-yip-yip-yip.
Yeah!
Jealousy nation
Jealousy nation
Hey where you goin’ with that gun in your hand?
Crazy Joe you ain’t that jealous man
You better
catch a breather and
grab yourself a meal
Don’t have to shoot your girl down just ‘cause how you feel
And hey there Frankie why you packin’ that heat
searchin’ for John in every bar down the street
Haw…
catch a breather
and grab yourself a meal
This isn’t Shakespeare
This isn’t Ally McBeal
You caught him foolin’ around
that ain’t such a big deal
unless it is in…
Jealousy nation
Jealousy nation
It’s such a bad vibration
in jealousy nation
This world gone wrong deserves a backwards song
Here it is…
Yip-yip-n-yip-yip-yip-yip.
Yeah
Jealousy nation
Jealousy nation
Jealousy nation
Jealousy nation
Credits
Written by Andras Jones
Andras Jones – Vocals & Acoustic Guitar
Ford Pier – Piano & Drums
Marc L’esperance – Violin
Arranged by Ford Pier
Recorded by Marc L’esperance
Mixed by Sheldon Gomberg
Production assistance by Marshall Thompson
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