“There’s so much anger in the world, far too much hate and hostility. ANGRY PEOPLE is a humorous song about kindness and compassion, peace and love, finding common ground. I know there are times we cannot help feeling angry. But I believe we can all use more understanding, more respect. That’s what it’s about. (I love ants, by the way.) Don’t miss our angry poses at the end!” ~ Lori R. Lopez
The first video release of a song written by Lori R. Lopez in 1993, performed live with her sons Noel and Rafael as The Fairyflies in 2020. You can find the lyrics below.
Angry People
(Words & Music – 1993)
Everywhere there’s angry people
Silent curses in their eyes
Faces scowling without reason
Full of sourness inside
Like a parade of ornery, wretched, wrathful
Stubborn, spiteful, mean and grumpy ants
We all get mad in haste and speak before
We think that what we said is going to last
If we could learn to feel each other’s pain
Perhaps we’d think again
Perhaps we’d understand
And the anger would go away
The anger would go away
Sometimes we make mistakes
But I believe there is good in everyone
Instead of fighting with each other
We should fight who we’ve become
Sometimes we see but we don’t really see
What is right before our eyes
Sometimes we tread on others’ feelings
And we don’t apologize
If we could learn to feel each other’s pain
Perhaps we’d think again
Perhaps we’d understand
And the anger would go away
The anger would go away
Everywhere there’s angry people
Silent curses in their eyes
Faces scowling without reason
Full of sourness inside
Like a parade of ornery, wretched, wrathful
Stubborn, spiteful, mean and grumpy ants
We all get mad in haste and speak before
We think that what we said is going to last
If we could learn to feel each other’s pain
Perhaps we’d think again
Perhaps we’d understand
And the anger would go away
The anger would go away.
Sometimes we make mistakes
But I believe there is good in everyone
Instead of fighting with each other
We should fight who we’ve become
Sometimes we see but we don’t really see
What is right before our eyes
Sometimes we tread on others’ feelings
And we don’t apologize
If we could learn to feel each other’s pain
Perhaps we’d think again
Perhaps we’d understand
And the anger would go away
The anger would go away
The anger would go away
The anger would go away
The anger would go away