Nina Jo Smith - There Used to Be Springtime

13. “There Used to Be Springtime” (Nina Jo Smith Redwood River Music (BMI))
A pretty, light melody in 3/4 time that contrasts with its dark lyrics.
Apocalyptic vision of people living in a landscape and society altered by climate change. The darkness of Octavia E. Butler’s fiction helped me find my way back into the light. Parable of the Sowers felt very prophetic so I wanted to get that feeling across in this song.