Bush’s reelection, which absolutely contributed to the energy and content of the song. If memory serves correctly, this was the first single Epitaph released for AHD a month or two before the album dropped. That’s because it addresses socio-political problems the US has been facing for decades, which means this song was a highlight reel of systemic awfulness and a warning of our trajectory more than it was a prescient hot take. If you want my basic explanation of the song, this blog I wrote in 2009 summed it up pretty well: “Slow Down Gandhi” is about fly-by-night activists who get caught up in political fervor every election year and then they fall by the wayside when the party is over.īut, yes, although “Slow Down Gandhi” was written over 15 years ago it does appear to speak directly to many of our world’s immediate dilemmas. But that sounds like a lot of work, and I think the lyrics have already done most of the heavy lifting, so I’d rather give some behind-the-scenes info instead. Someone on Twitter recently asked me if this write-up would explain how Slow Down Gandhi “parallels the current state of the nation,” which would probably make a lot of sense to do. All physical merch for AHD can be found HERE.ĪHD can be streamed on all the usual sites including Spotify and Bandcamp. To help celebrate the 15th anniversary of my “A Healthy Distrust” album, Sage Francis will be posting the lyrics along with background information for each of the 15 songs.
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