“Everywhere there’s angry people . . .” Family Folk Band The Fairyflies perform a song written in 1993 by Lori R. Lopez, for the first time!
“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
This live musical performance was recorded in 2020 and features the family trio singing and Lori playing guitar. They plan to keep recording and releasing original music written by Lori decades ago as well as new music.
The song lyrics can be found below and also published in POETIC REFLECTIONS: KEEP THE HEART OF A CHILD, a collection of verse by Lori R. Lopez.
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
Spread The Word
Tell Someone (you know who)!
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From The Fairyflies, Our Band: Noel Lopez, Lori R. Lopez, Rafael Lopez
