Nordic Discord Challenge - Summer Bingo B2 Genre: Delta Blues Theme: Dark Ages Lyrics: Well, pull up a rotten stump, pour the ale that's mostly mud We're heading back to the "good old days" You know, before books got too popular King's got a crown, peasant's got lice One gets velvet, one gets rats for rice Priest says, "Smile, it's God's grand plan" Funny how heaven always favored the taxman Black smoke rising from another little town Call it progress if you're wearing the crown Oh, welcome to the Dark Ages, ain't it grand Mud in your boots and a lord on your land Freedom's expensive, ignorance is free Guess that's civilization if you don't ask me Bow your head, kiss the ring, pay the fee The future can wait another century Doctor's got a bucket and a sharpened blade Calls it medicine, hope you already prayed If the fever don't kill you, the cure just might Still, they bill you before the candlelight Say the earth ain't flat? Better watch your tone Truth gets lonely when the church owns the throne Oh, welcome to the Dark Ages, clap your hands Nothing says "progress" like inherited commands Think for yourself? That's a dangerous hobby Better keep agreeing with the local holy lobby Bow your head, don't make a sound Thinking too hard gets you buried underground They called it order, they called it peace Mostly meant your choices got a little less, released Every answer carved in somebody else's stone Funny how power always sounded like a sermon Castle on the hill, village in the rain One man's banquet is another man's pain History books polish up the rust Leave out the smell and the everyday dust "Those were simpler times" people like to say Sure, if you weren't the one hauling hay Oh, here's to the Dark Ages, raise your cup high To superstition dressed in a necktie They sold fear wholesale, called it destiny Stamped it with a seal of authority Yeah, laugh if you can, but don't forget Every age thinks it's the smartest one yet So here's my toast to yesterday's mess Less romance, more mildew, I'd guess If that's the "golden past" they're selling to me I'll keep my coffee, electricity, and disagree
