CLEAN MONDAY
You know it's 9 AM
and I've been waiting for you
wondering what you might say
I've got the guards out
just in case there's trouble
but you know I know you wouldn't dare
Why don't you sit down,
and take a breath mint?
You think you're headed for the cross
But take your robe off
take out the thorns
it's just about some money lost
And if the children they keep crying
and if they stumble out into the streets
and if the old men grab their sabres
and mumble something about
how they would never retreat
you tell them
it just the winter turning into spring
but when the summer comes
you keep em waiting now
just waiting for the bell to ring
And if the streets begin to crumble
and the poor begin to wash away
and the children lose some culture
well, it has happened before
and it'll be ok, oh…
* * * * * * * * * * * *
You know we're not scared
of what is coming
of what is coming from the streets
You know we're not scared
of what could happen
if you leave us standing on our feet
but if I gave you a number I'd be lying
and if I give you a dollar I'll be damned
And if I sell my firstborn son to the pharoah
do you think that we could stay
stay here in the promised land?
I'm just waiting for the bell to ring
I'm just standing here in my corner, waiting for the bell to ring
I'm just lying here on the floor, just waiting for the bell to ring
I'm just sitting here, tied up in the corner, waiting for the bell to ring
WAVING FLAG
I'm tired
of waiting
for a better day
but I'm scared
and I'm lazy and
nothing's gonna change
The war is
not over
the blood's still on the ground
but I'm far
and I'm safe and
I will not make a sound
I watch from the edge
but all I can see are the waves
* * * *
The flags
are waving
They're ready for the past
They're strong
and they're saying
the fighting's gonna last
till the dead
can rise up from their beds
and laugh with their friends
the future
is only a dream
* * * *
You sought
the future
they tried to make you hide
We took
forever
but now we're on your side
Let us rest
with our friends
in the sun
cause the battle is won
the present
is only a dream
Why don't you let us be?
Why won't you let us be?
YOU MUST BE KIDDING
I was standing on a mountain
when I got a message from the sun
It was a sad face, a trophy, a heart, and a loaded gun
I wrote her in a panic
I said, "My God, what have you done?"
She said, "You must be kidding.
It's only just begun."
I was born in California
back before the fields burned to the ground
and the people started leaving
and the dust it started claiming the towns
I tried to call to governor
to see if all the troubles were done
She said, "You must be kidding.
They've only just begun."
We were standing on the beach
and we were trying hard to figure things out.
Some kids were killing Piggy,
and some other kids were fishing for trout
When the choppers started landing
and the army came to take us away
They put us in a nice hotel for a day
I wandered through the lobby
tried to wash the blood from my hands
but the faucet wasn't running
it was all filled with sand
I asked the concierge
if this is how the things here were done—
She said, "You must be joking—
it's only just begun."
Why don't you
stay by my side
while the oceans
they spit in our eye
and the mountains are laughing
and my
hands are so dry
but we've got enough money, baby
it'll be all right
yeah, we've got enough money, maybe
it'll be all right
ah ha ha ha haahhahahahahahahha
MADONNA CAN'T SAVE ME NOW
You can spend all day
You can spend all day
Breaking hearts
with a sledgehammer
and a glass of milk
You can spend all night
You can spend all night
Making love
out of beeswax
and breadcrumbs
But how am I supposed to live?
How am I supposed to live?
How am I supposed to live
when you won't even look at me?
You can see for miles
in the midnight sky
but I don't wanna see so far tonight
When the future is dark
and I don't know where to turn
I turn on the radio, radio
There's nothing that I haven't heard.
When the future is bright
and I'm standing in my home
I turn on the radio, radio
and suddenly I'm all alone
Who'd you have to kill
to burn so bright?
I run away as fast as I can, now,
but always through an endless night
Madonna can't save me now.
Madonna can't save me now.
Madonna can't save you now.
BY THE WATERS OF BABYLON
(from Psalm 137)
By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept
By the waters of Babylon we hung up our harps
And there we wept
For our kidnappers came to us
They came to us and they said,
"Sing.
Sing us a song to make us laugh."
But how can I sing the Lord's song in a foreign land?
How can we sing the Lord's song in a foreign land?
If I forget thee, O my city, let my right hand forget her cunning
If I forget thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth—
if I love anything as much as you
Remember, O Lord, when our enemies came
and they said "Burn it. Burn it to the stones."
O daughter of Babylon—who will be destroyed—
happy will he be
that will do to you as you have done to us.
Happy will he be
that takes and throws thy little ones against the stones.
Happy will he be who takes and throws thy little ones against the stones.