Here’s a song I wrote and recorded same day about three months ago. At the time I said it was a work in progress, and so it may be. But the words still feel pretty true in these times we are facing. Here’s Going Downhill Fast. – dse
Don’t look now but we’re going downhill fast
Don’t look now but we’re going downhill fast
When a government breaks its own constitution
A democracy will never last
Don’t look now but we’re becoming a police state
Don’t look now but we’re becoming a police state
When a country’s people don’t stand up against abuse
They’re just sealing their own fate
I can’t believe the things I’m seeing
This isn’t the America I’ve known
You voted a convicted felon into office
Now he wants to lock you in a dome
Don’t look now but we’re going downhill fast
Don’t look now but we’re going downhill fast
When a government breaks its own constitution
A democracy will never last
He’s raising tariffs instead of taxes
That just comes back on you and me
He’s got the police abusing power
And you think that we’re still free
Don’t look now but we’re going downhill fast
Don’t look now but we’re going downhill fast
When a government breaks its own constitution
A democracy will never last
Now, it’s only a matter of time before
These policies spread throughout the land
Y’all better reconsider
Before it’s too late to take a stand
Don’t look now but we’re going downhill fast
Don’t look now but we’re going downhill fast
When a government breaks its own constitution
A democracy will never last
Words & Music Copyright 2025 by Dan Steven Erickson
