Listener discretion advised, because the new song from Staind’s Aaron Lewis, “Let’s Go Fishin'”, is an affront towards humanity. The lyrics are truly that abysmal, saying nothing about the delivery. Yes, it’s really that abysmal, proving that hitting rock bottom is highly improbable for the nu-metal turned country music star (he’s also a “scientist” on the side).
What’s hilarious (yet also sad) about songs like this is that, once upon a time, Aaron Lewis once penned lyrics about familial strife and broken homes, on songs like “For You” and “Open Your Eyes”. He even wrote songs about shoveling mud on “Mudshovel”. And miraculously, none of these motifs were found on “It’s Been Awhile”, the 2001 song that helped popularize the nu-metal acoustic ballad. To nobody’s surprise, that extremely popular song was then parlayed into three more albums of almost completely (with some exceptions) mid-tempo songs and ballads, before actually releasing something worthwhile on their 2011 self-titled album. Yes, it was pretty heavy. I mean post-grunge does sell, but how many mid-tempo songs can one stomach?
Of course, we know what happened soon after. Aaron Lewis turned to country music, and stayed there after seeing that labeling himself a “Country Boy” (from the fucking Northeast? C’mon bro) could do numbers. And make him money. After all, the Bruce Springsteen-attacking single “Am I The Only One” did hit #1 on the country charts. But a genre shift isn’t an excuse for poor lyricism, and that’s not even discussing his moonlighting as a scientist or leading chants of “Fuck Joe Biden” at his solo shows. It remains to be seen if these political diatribes will make it onto the upcoming Staind album.
The lyrics, thanks to Blabbermouth:
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Gotta work two jobs and rob a bank to put food on the table and gas in the tank.
And everybody knows who’s to blame but I ain’t gonna worry about none of that shit today.
So let’s go fishin’, let’s go wishin’
On a star in the dark in the middle of the night, the world’s gone crazy and the shit ain’t right.
Let’s go driving, a little backwoods hidin’
It’s all so fucked up I can’t stand it.
Let’s go, Karen, Let’s go, Brandon
Let’s go fishin’, let’s go fishin’
We can make America great again, turn right on a two track, and turn off CNN.
So let’s go fishin’, let’s go wishin’
On a star in the dark in the middle of the night the worlds gone crazy and the shit ain’t right.
Let’s go riding, a little backwoods hidin’
It’s all so fucked up, I can’t stand it.
Let’s go, Karen, Let’s go, Brandon
Let’s go fishin’, let’s go fishin’
Take a foot off the gas, this ain’t a NASCAR race, just kick it on back with a smile on your face.
And let’s go fishin’, let’s go wishin’
On a star in the dark in the middle of the night the worlds gone crazy and the shit ain’t right.
Let’s go driving, a little backwoods hidin’
It’s all so fucked up I can’t stand it.
Let’s go, Karen, Let’s go, Brandon.’
We’re sorry to subject you to this atrocity.
