Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song The Holidays Are Here (And We're Still At War) , by - Brett Dennen. Release date: 20.11.2006
Song language: English
The Holidays Are Here (And We're Still At War) |
| 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 |