Brett Dennen - The holidays are here and were still at war

^GPilgrims in the parking lot ^CArteries clogged with blood clots ^GPushing through the aisles of department ^Dstores ^GNeon crosses and Christmas lights ^CCredit card debts and brand new bikes ^GThe holidays are ^Chere and we're ^Dstill at ^Gwar

^GThe rabbi reads from the testament ^CThe banker gazes at the year's investments ^GSalvation santa's solicit for the ^Dpoor ^GDeception of democracy ^CThe philanderings of faux foreign policy ^GThe holidays are ^Chere and we're ^Dstill at ^Gwar

^GSmoggy skies and fixed elections ^CInjustice strikes from all directions ^GPeople with their backs against the ^Dfloor ^GLooking for someone to set us free ^GA king with fists like Mohammad Ali ^GThe holidays are ^Chere and we're ^Dstill at ^Gwar

A m^Emother knows what is ^Cbest for ^Gyou ^CEven though it's hard to ^Glisten You^Emr father knows he can c^Count on y^Gou ^AmThough you couldn't count on ^Dhim

^GChristopher Columbus knew ^CVasco De Gama and Magellan too ^GThe profits of oppression grow like never^D before ^GAll hail to the captalist thief ^CAnd mourn your lost ones and covet our grief ^GThe holidays are ^Chere and we're ^Dstill at ^Gwar

^GHurricane waters ravage southern towns ^CAnd black and brown people are left to drown ^GWhile the White House and the emergency management agency ^Dignores ^GVictims seek shelter in the Astrodome ^CAnd the National Guard says "Don't go home" ^GThe holidays are ^Chere and we're ^Dstill at ^Gwar

^GPolice officers hassle the homeless ^CDomestic disputes, alcohol and violence ^GThe jailhouse opens wide its ^Ddoor ^GA corporation cuts a million employees ^CAnd the factory is moving overseas ^GThe holidays are ^Chere and we're ^Dstill at ^Gwar

A m^Emother knows what is ^Cbest for ^Gyou ^CEven though it's hard to ^Glisten You^Emr father knows he can c^Count on y^Gou ^AmThough you couldn't count on ^Dhim

^GJesus sheds another tear ^CInto a sea of two thousand years ^GInto the eve of a new year on^Dce more ^GTears of joy, resolutions of sorrow ^CToast to health and wealth tomorrow ^GThe holidays are ^Chere and we're ^Dstill at ^Gwar

^GReligious wars and domination ^CWorld trade and globalization ^GThe prices of petroleum ^Dsoar ^GLonesome churches are packed with sinners ^CNon-believers and new beginners ^GThe holidays are ^Chere and we're ^Dstill at ^Gwar

^GSay a prayer for the less fortunate ^CPrisoners and soldiers you never have met ^GUnderstand what it is th^Dey're fighting for ^GSay a prayer for your enemies ^CSay a prayer for the victims and their families ^GThe holidays are ^Chere and we're ^Dstill at ^Gwar

Yes, the ^Gholidays are here^C and we're ^Dstill at ^Gwar