Goodby & Silverstein's Future Children Project

Jeff Goodby and Rich Silverstein have re-imagined the common childhood protest ‘well, I didn’t ask to be born’ as a plea to American voters. The Future Children Project imagines what life will be like for coming generations if Romney and the Republicans win in the impending election. A choir of kids voice their disgust at a the dystopia that the creative duo foresee. Goodby, a registered Republican no less, has written the song while Silverstein art directs.

 

“Re-electing President Obama is a momentous decision that will require every single voter.What would the children of the future say if we let them down this November?”

 

Lyrics:

Imagine an America

Where strip mines are fun and free

Where gays can be fixed

And sick people just die

And oil fills the sea

We don’t have to pay for freeways!

Our schools are good enough

Give us endless wars

On foreign shores

And lots of Chinese stuff

We’re the children of the future

American through and through

But something happened to our country

And we’re kinda blaming you

 

We haven’t killed all the polar bears

But it’s not for lack of trying

Big Bird is sacked

The Earth is cracked

And the atmosphere is frying

 

Congress went home early

They did their best we know

You can’t cut spending

With elections pending

Unless it’s welfare dough

We’re the children of the future

American through and through

But something happened to our country

And we’re kinda blaming you

 

Find a park that is still open

And take a breath of poison air

They foreclosed your place

To build a weapon in space

But you can write off your au pair

 

It’s a little awkward to tell you

But you left us holding the bag

When we look around

The place is all dumbed down

And the long term’s kind of a drag

 

We’re the children of the future

American through and through

But something happened to our country

And yeah, we’re blaming you

 

You did your best

You failed the test

Mom and Dad

We’re blaming you!

 

Credits list:

Kids: 

Andrés, Aramé, Ariel, Ava, Bailey, Benjamin, Brandon, Bryn, Carmen, Claire, Damien, Daniel, Delphina, Desi, Dylan, Emi, Emma, Eric, Evelyn, Isaak, Lana, Michael, Nathan, Nora, Rachel, Ratu, Ryan, Vincenzo, Zachary

 

Adults:

Dave Baker, Ty Bardi, Sue Bohlin, Norman Bonney, Bess Cocke, Nicholas DeMatteo, Yair Evnine, Whitney Ferris, Jeff Goodby, Tim Green, Bob Henningsen, Sam Houser, Erik Johnson, Genevieve McCarty, David Michel Ruddy, Quinn Moticka, Alison Plansky, Todd Porter, Thomas Ruge, Alvin Shen, Rich Silverstein, Jaime Szefc, Nathan T Walker