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Misplaced Blame
Vocal
Misplaced Blame was released on May 5, 2026 by The Universe books as a part of the album System Overdrive
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Release DateMay 5, 2026
LabelThe Universe books
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM132

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ember Static
Ember Static
Synthesizer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
joseph bostedt
joseph bostedt
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Nero
Nero
Executive Producer

Lyrics

Yeah...
You wanna talk about problems?
Let's actually talk about them.
Population aging, the numbers are shifting
Seniors are rising, the system is drifting
Less people working, more needing care
Tell me exactly who's covering where
Medicare cracking, the funds running thin
Social Security barely holding within
Caregivers missing, demand on a climb
We built a system that's running out of time
Millions can't read, yeah thirty plus deep
Basic foundation we failed to keep
No loud debate, no real attention
Just buried beneath another distraction
Ghost jobs posted but never exist
"Apply again" just to stay on a list
Market looks strong but it's barely alive
You're chasing a role that was never designed
And they say everything's fine...
Look at it break, look at it bend
Problems ignored again and again
You feel it, I know, it's under your skin
But nobody's fixing the state that we're in
Roads falling apart but that's just the start
Toxic waste sites unmarked on the chart
Billions of places we don't even track
Poison beneath us and no turning back
"At-will" working, you're gone in a day
No warning, no safety, no severance pay
Health tied to labor, you lose it-you're done
One bad week and your whole life's gone
"One person, one vote" that's what they say
But systems were built in a different way
Voices get weighted, uneven at best
Power gets locked in the hands of the rest
Maps getting twisted, lines getting drawn
Pick who will win before voting is on
Public lands sold off piece by piece
Wildfires rising but where's the relief?
Deregulation stripping protection, neglect of the land with delayed correction
Fire prevention ignored till ignition, reactive decisions instead of prevention
Systemic pressure, collective deflection, problems stacking with no redirection
Everything breaking in plain view
But they don't wanna face what's true
And somehow...
I'm the problem? really? explain that logic
I point to the cracks and you call it toxic?
I talk about pain, about truth, about strain
And I'm the one you decide to blame?
Connecting with people, saying it clear
Putting into words what they already fear
Giving a voice to the weight they feel
And that's what makes me the deal?
You'd rather be comfortable, look away
Call me the issue than face the decay
It's easier blaming the one who speaks
Than fixing the system that's been weak for weeks
Look at it fall, look at it break
All of the damage you choose to escape
I say it out loud, you call it a crime
But silence is what got us here over time
Hearts start connecting, truth starts to spread
And that's what you fear more than what's ahead
World falling apart right in your view
But the problem's me?
...or the problem's you.
Written by: joseph bostedt
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