My album tells a story. I didn’t write these songs in an attempt to create a best-seller, nor even for meager commercial success. I wrote these songs from my heart.
So what did I think about a lot? Well, it was whether or not to even to include the song “When the Fields Went Quiet“. That’s a very desperate song. Most people don’t want to even hear about the possibility, much less focus on it and seriously contemplate the ramifications.
My album would be less heavy if I had left that song out.
But a diesel crisis is developing NOW. Based upon continued actions and current manifestations, the crisis will get much worse. What happens when farmers cannot get diesel for their tractors? What happens when fertilizer is unavailable? Those are gravely serious questions that policy-makers should be addressing right now, rather than glossing them over and pretending all is well.
So, despite the heaviness and despair, despite the likelihood that the song will repel listeners, I kept it in the album.
I want to share the truth, even the unpopular truth.