WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Brett Dennen - The Holidays Are Here And Were Still At War Chords | Ver. 1
[Verse 1]
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Pilgrims in the parking lot
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Arteries clogged with blood clots
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Pushing through the aisles of department stores
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Neon crosses and Christmas lights
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Credit card debts and brand new bikes
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The holidays are here and we're still at war
[Verse 2]
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The rabbi reads from the testament
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The banker gazes at the year's investments
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Salvation Santas solicit for the poor
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Deception of democracy
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The philanderings of faux foreign poli - cy
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The holidays are here and we're still at war
[Verse 3]
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Smoggy skies and fixed elections
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Injustice strikes from all directions
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People with their backs against the floor
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Looking for someone to set us free
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A king with fists like Muhammad Ali
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The holidays are here and we're still at war
[Chorus]
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A mother knows what is best for you
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Even though it's hard to listen
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Your father knows he can count on you
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Though you couldn't count on him
[Verse 4]
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Christopher Columbus knew
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Vasco De Gama and Magellan too
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The profits of oppression grow like never before
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All hail to the captalist thief
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And mourn your lost ones and cover your grief
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The holidays are here and we're still at war
[Verse 5]
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Hurricane waters ravage southern towns
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And black and brown people are left to drown
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While the White House and the emergency management agency ignores
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Victims seek shelter in the Astrodome
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And the National Guard says "Don't go home"
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The holidays are here and we're still at war
[Verse 6]
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Police officers hassle the homeless
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Domestic disputes, alcohol and violence
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The jailhouse opens wide its door
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A corporation cuts a million employees
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And the factory is moving over - seas
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The holidays are here and we're still at war
[Chorus]
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A mother knows what is best for you
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Even though it's hard to listen
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Your father knows he can count on you
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Though you couldn't count on him
[Verse 7]
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Jesus sheds another tear
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Into a sea of two thousand years
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Into the eve of a new year once more
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Tears of joy, resolutions of sorrow
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Toast to health and wealth tomorrow
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The holidays are here and we're still at war
[Verse 8]
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Religious wars and domination
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World trade and globalization
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The prices of petroleum soar
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Lonesome churches are packed with sinners
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Non-believers and new beginners
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The holidays are here and we're still at war
[Verse 9]
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Say a prayer for the less fortunate
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Prisoners and soldiers you never have met
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Understand what it is they're fighting for
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Say a prayer for your enemies
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Say a prayer for the victims and their fam - lies
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The holidays are here and we're still at war
[Outro]
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Yes, the holidays are here and we're still at war
