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The Cribs, photo via lastfm.com

Time for your seasonal dose of negativity, Dedheads. It’s not all peace on Earth and good will towards men, you know. In fact, if you’ve been living in the same version of reality I have, you’d know it’s actually mostly not peace on Earth and good will towards men. That shit’s just easier to sell around Christmas.

Here’ an excerpt of lyrics from The Cribs’ “Be Safe,” featuring a spoken word cameo by Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth. Absolutely required listening for the terminally pessimistic. Not like it’ll help, but of course, nothing will.

One of those fucking awful black days when nothing is pleasing and everything that happens is an excuse for anger, an outlet for emotions stockpiled, an arsenal, an armor. These are the days when I hate the world, hate the rich, hate the happy, hate the complacent — the tv watchers, beer drinkers, the satisfied ones. Because I know I can be all those little hateful things and then I hate myself for realizing that.

There is no preventative directive or safe approach for living. We each know our own fate. We know from our youth how to be treated and how we’ll be received and how we shall end. These things don’t change. You can change your clothes, change your hairstyle, your friends, cities, continents, but sooner or later your old self will always catch up.

Always it waits in the wings.