Madi Diaz - Fatal Optimist

Song of the Day

Minnesota Public Radio

Music, Music Commentary

4.5 • 605 Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

Today’s Song of the Day is “Fatal Optimist” from Madi Diaz’s album Fatal Optimist, out now.

Madi Diaz will be performing at 7th St. Entry on Monday, October 27.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Know what to do to make it start,
0:03.0	know what to do to make it end,
0:07.0	and if I fall apart,
0:10.0	it's when I'm only human.
0:15.0	I know that it's trouble, I know that it's dumb,
0:19.0	but it might be hard and it might be
0:22.3	fun, know it in my
0:24.0	heart, feel it in my gut
0:26.3	about you
0:27.6	I hate
0:32.5	being right
0:36.3	I hate being right
0:36.4	I hate being right I know I what this is.
0:55.0	I'm a fatal optimist.
0:59.0	Oh, forget I've ever been hurt.
1:07.0	Forget the reasons why. Forget that I'm on earth
1:13.9	When I start looking at the sky
1:17.4	I'm feeling for something coming up
1:23.4	I'm a different person don't know that
1:26.3	What's nowhere in my heart feel it in my gut about you I hate being right
1:47.0	I know exactly what this is. I'm a fatal optimist.
2:03.6	I know exactly what this is.
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