We Need A Little Xanax

from Political Snarkasm (with one home-brewed bonus track at the end) by Sandy and Richard Riccardi

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And then he won. The electoral college almost too-neatly secured a victory we are quite sure Mango Mussolini did not actually want or plan for. The darkness we felt that night stretched out into weeks. I had the doctor double my anti-depressant. A woman-assaulting, racist, narcissistic demagogue with no moral compass other than money, power and ego was now going to be our president. This song is an over-the-top parody about needing some pharmaceutical miracle to feel better. I am not actually advocating for drug abuse. (I can't believe I even have to say that...le sigh...)

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Call up my doctor
I’m gonna need a ton of pharmaceuticals
Fill my prescriptions
Before I bite my nails down to the cuticles (OW!)
For I need a little Xanax
Right this very minute,
Mild anti-depressants
Can’t put a dent in it

Oh I need a little Xanax
Right this very minute.
Oh Doctor dear now don’t be hesitant
Now that Donald Trump is president

Calm my anxiety
Bump up the serotonin and endorphins, please
Break up the Spilkes
It’s time we medicate this orange demon away

For we need a little Xanax
Right this very minute
Nothing stops the panics
We’re just living in it
Yes we need a little Xanax
Right this very minute
We need a little Xanax NOW

Tried all the naturals
I tried some mushroom tea and (rest) peyote again
Lavender essence,
I just thank God that marijuana’s legal here now

But I need a little Xanax
Something more exotic
Pass the oxycontin
Need a small narcotic

Yes I need a little morphine
Should I take up heroin?
Never have felt so dejected
What an asshole we elected

This is abysmal
This was the worst election I have ever seen.
More Pepto-Bismol
It’s time to get those knots out of my stomach please now

For I need a little Maalox
Need another Rolaid
Pass the Alka-Seltzer
Or some deadly nightshade

And we need some artificial
Happy ever after
We need a lot of Xanax now!

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from Political Snarkasm (with one home-brewed bonus track at the end), released July 8, 2018

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Sandy and Richard Riccardi San Francisco, California

Rosie O'Donnell declared Sandy and Richard "MY FAVORITE NEW SINGING SONGWRITING TEAM" on Twitter this March. San Francisco- based Comedy Cabaret Couple, Sandy and Richard Riccardi are satirizing every thing within reach of a piano, specializing in progressive parody. Over 35 million views on social media. ... more