RUSTY REID’S “UNITED STATES OF SELFISHNESS”: A POWERFUL HEARTFELT MESSAGE ON OUR GREEDY SELFISH SELF
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Whew it doesn’t get better when people in authority keeps treating everyone like second thoughts and make the people look like a laughing stone when we the people should be the focal point… but then what have we got? Greedy leaders everywhere and especially our beloved US. You don’t get many good songs that addresses matters at hand than this latest single dubbed “The United States of Selfishness,” from the genius American indie-folk-pop-country-rock singer-songwriter Rusty Reid. The beautiful aspect of this song is how it pans out, it got the message and delivery to keep listeners glued throughout the song. It’s full entertainment coupled with a deep emotional message that we all can relate to. The song talks about the contemporary political upheaval in the United States, but the crazy thing is Reid’s deep lyrics, it goes beyond borders and captures the listener’s attention to actually reflect on the challenges faced by nations grappling with authoritarianism and intolerance, omg see you don’t get it like these anymore. No rush hahaha, let’s look at Reid.
Rusty Reid here is actually from Texas but now based in the Pacific Northwest. Familiar faces knows him for his thought-provoking musical trajectory. Now here’s the juicy part, one may wonder why this song from Reid, but after the release of his third album, “Bayou Line: Songs from Houston,” he decided to dug deep into the heart of political debate with a song that not only talks about the current state of the United States but also helps listeners to reflect on what’s happening to other nations. It’s a a beautiful song that holds deep meanings and carries a powerful message.
Now the song “The United State Of Selfishness” ain’t just any critique song, the song addresses our selfish nature as humans which in the long run, society fails to solve or straighten that awkward behavior and thus broods and spread throughout and goes beyond to also affect other nations even tho they are also dealing with their own struggles. See the song’s down tempo and clear cut lyrics captures the listener’s attention. The lyircs paints a clear picture of how everyone is preying on everyone, even the Christian supremacy whom we all thought may be different sometimes are even the ones that are wicked and selfish, filled with greed and even does the worst. We don’t care about each other again, the nation is filled with vile people and it’s crazy how society is just sitting there doing nothing with our rotten deeds filled in our belly. It’s a song that cries for hope and calls us to pay attention to ourselves.
The song like I said is beyond national critique, the vocals adds this relaxing feel and makes the listener really attentive and enjoys the music without escaping the song’s message. The song is calm and has this country vibe and sunny days vibes, man I can’t stress enough how good of a song it is. Reid actually did magic with this one, the song has all you need for a good song. What are we doing? Are we gonna let greediness and vile acts fill our hearts to the brim? Are we gonna sit there and let everything slide away? When we can do better? Are we gonna reduce those hardworking people to just be servants for our greedy needs?
The song’s emotional depth is unmatched and really crazy. When we can actually change the world and make it a better place. But where do we start?? Reid says it all start from you, yes you. It’s never too late to rescue yourself from your selfish nature, it’s never too late to throw away that vile behavior, it’s never too late to be a better person filled with love for everyone and seeking the betterment of everyone, let’s all come together and make our nations great.
“United States Of Selfishness” is a beautiful song in which Reid invites us all to come together and make the world a better place, let’s rescue ourselves from our greatest enemy, which is ourselves. Yes haha man, the lyrics, the delivery and the song’s down tempo coupled with those strings and beautiful relaxing vocals makes this song a must listen, so what you waiting for? Huh go ahead and give this song a maad listen and trust me, it’s gonna be that sunny day music for your everyday life. Let’s learn to tolerate everyone and do so with love and good character syndrome. Make sure to check him out on the links below for more;
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