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https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/DcUJVk0AQiV<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u2022 Next week, Olivia Rodrigo launches her Daisy Chain Fields festival in Irvine, CA., and in addition to spending the lead up to the event discussing the charities involved, she’s been recruiting local businesses<\/a> for the event. And now she’s teamed up with a local independent record store to release a new song.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0The song, ‘serena joy’ comes from the You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love<\/i> sessions, but was cut from the main album. Olivia provided 500 CDs to the record shop, and it quickly sold out. The social media post seems to indicate that the song will be more widely available on Monday as preparations for the festival are in full swing.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The song title takes inspiration from the character of Serena Joy from The Handmaid’s Tale<\/i> (1985). The main character, Offred, notes that pre-Gilead, Serena Joy had been a singer and then an advocate for the continued subjection of women. Serena Joy’s side wins but Offred offers a window to what victory looks like for her: “She doesn\u2019t make speeches anymore…She stays in her home, but it doesn\u2019t seem to agree with her. How furious she must be now that she\u2019s been taken at her word<\/a>.”<\/i><\/p>\n
Yeah it\u2019s all for the cause
For the good of us all
And if you close your eyes
Then it can\u2019t be your fault
Yeah it\u2019s all for the cause
For the good of us all
Here\u2019s a tower we built
Painted gold on the walls<\/i><\/p>\nAnd we\u2019ll never be beat
No we never will fall
While they\u2019re out on the streets
Man, we\u2019re having a ball<\/p>\nCome in close, come in close
Come a little bit closer
Sing along, sing along
What they tell you to do
Comin\u2019 \u2018round, comin\u2019 \u2018round
Comin\u2019 around the corner
If they do it to them
They\u2019ll do it to you
If they do it to them
They\u2019re gonna do it to you<\/p>\nHave a Coke and a smile
In the hot summer bliss
Now go bother your neighbors
While we do what we wish
Have a Coke and a smile
Let me show you a trick
If you can\u2019t throw a punch
You can learn how to spit
And we\u2019ll never give up
And we\u2019ll never submit
Look, the life of your dream
Is beyond that cliff<\/p>\nCome in close, come in close
Come a little bit closer
Sing along, sing along
What they tell you to do
Comin\u2019 \u2018round, comin\u2019 \u2018round
Comin\u2019 around the corner
If they do it to them
They\u2019ll do it to you
If they do it to them
They\u2019re gonna do it to you<\/p>\nThat\u2019s what you
That\u2019s what you
What you get, what you get
It\u2019s automatic
Go ahead, go ahead
Don\u2019t think about it
What you get, what you get, what you get
Rotting in the sunshine
What you get, what you get
It\u2019s automatic
Go ahead, go ahead
Don\u2019t think about it
What you get, what you get, what you get
Everything is just fine
Everything is just fine
Everything is just fine
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