The Holidays Are Here (And We're STILL At War)
Not a new one, but still a good one. Click to listen:
Brett Dennen - They Holidays Are Here (And We're Still At War)
(Lyrics after the jump)
Pilgrims in the parking lot
Arteries clogged with blood clots
Pushing through the aisles of department stores
Neon crosses and Christmas lights
Credit card debts and brand new bikes
The holidays are here and we're still at war
The rabbi reads from the testament
The banker gazes at the year's investments
Salvation santa's solicit for the poor
Deception of democracy
The philanderings of faux foreign policy
The holidays are here and we're still at war
Smoggy skies and fixed elections
Injustice strikes from all directions
People with their backs against the floor
Looking for someone to set us free
A king with fists like Mohammad Ali
The holidays are here and we're still at war
A mother knows what is best for you
Even though it's hard to listen
Your father knows he can count on you
Though you couldn't count on him
Christopher Columbus knew
Vasco De Gama and Magellan too
The profits of oppression grow like never before
All hail to the captalist thief
And mourn your lost ones and covet our grief
The holidays are here and we're still at war
Hurricane waters ravage southern towns
And black and brown people are left to drown
While the White House and the emergency management agency ignores
Victims seek shelter in the Astrodome
And the National Guard says "Don't go home"
The holidays are here and we're still at war
Police officers hassle the homeless
Domestic disputes, alcohol and violence
The jailhouse opens wide its door
A corporation cuts a million employees
And the factory is moving overseas
The holidays are here and we're still at war
A mother knows what is best for you
Even though it's hard to listen
Your father knows he can count on you
Though you couldn't count on him
Jesus sheds another tear
Into a sea of two thousand years
Into the eve of a new year once more
Tears of joy, resolutions of sorrow
Toast to health and wealth tomorrow
The holidays are here and we're still at war
Religious wars and domination
World trade and globalization
The prices of petroleum soar
Lonesome churches are packed with sinners
Non-believers and new beginners
The holidays are here and we're still at war
Say a prayer for the less fortunate
Prisoners and soldiers you never have met
Understand what it is they're fighting for
Say a prayer for your enemies
Say a prayer for the victims and their families
The holidays are here and we're still at war
Yes, the holidays are here and we're still at war
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Comments (13)
awww evan, you made me smile in the midst of holiday madness. just thinking of brett makes everything better (even tho' the message is serious). Thanks :) pretty snazzy idea to put a song on the post. good idea!
Comment #1 Posted by: dk | December 23, 2007 06:33 PM
Here's the video to go with it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z7UA5Ykoe0
Comment #2 Posted by: DK | December 23, 2007 06:36 PM
Another 60's hippie wannabe
Comment #3 Posted by: Anonymous | December 23, 2007 11:37 PM
what delightful sharing, Comment #3!
although, to be fair, i'm not sure if you're referring to me, Brett, DK, or perhaps even yourself.
either way, labels are free, so their value is relative.
Comment #4 Posted by: evan austin | December 24, 2007 01:20 AM
Everytime we go on the Post we have to listen to this stupid song! He ruining the Post.
Comment #5 Posted by: Anonymous | December 24, 2007 08:32 AM
It sounds like the guy is ready to jump off a bridge. Why doesn't he get a real job!
Comment #6 Posted by: Anonymous | December 24, 2007 08:36 AM
Commenter #5: very much agreed that i'd like for us to have the option of pushing play rather than having it automatically start when the page does...very annoying, even if we like the song. i've made it into a link now so you only have to listen if you choose to click there, and have included the lyrics.
thanks for the feedback.
no thanks for the attitude.
Comment #7 Posted by: evan austin | December 24, 2007 09:10 AM
Glad all that happened. Now I get the lyrics too :)
Laughing at the idea of being called a hippie. Now that is something I never thought would happen but it's fun to try on!
Comment #8 Posted by: DK | December 24, 2007 09:34 AM
DK, i'm not convinced that you were being called a hippie...i'm actually fond of believing that it was Anonymous' way of self-identifying and saying hello. but indeed, fun to try on!
Commenter #6: i'm pretty sure that Brett has a rather successful career singing songs about things that are true. how inconvenient that people are indeed suffering and dying (often in our names) while we're trying to have a nice decadent holiday. by the way, what praiseworthy "real" job do you have, that you'd like to recommend?
Comment #9 Posted by: evan austin | December 24, 2007 09:51 AM
Boy, you're really not in the Christmas spirit are you !
Comment #10 Posted by: Anonymous | December 24, 2007 08:55 PM
and what does the "Christmas spirit" mean to you?
Comment #11 Posted by: evan austin | December 25, 2007 07:25 AM
Evan -
Insert fingers in ears.
Close eyes.
Say, "Lalalalala."
Merry Christmas, in the spirit of Anonymous. ;)
Comment #12 Posted by: Tanya | December 25, 2007 08:38 AM
"before man there was war in man war found it s ultimate practitioner."I know you guy s think this Brett Dennan guy is dreamy but why not post other songs about war I suggest War Ensemble by Slayer,now that s music!
Comment #13 Posted by: Dr.Susio | December 25, 2007 08:16 PM