What a great song
[Edited on 8/9/2015 by bettyhynes]
I agree that the lyrics of War Pigs will always be sadly relevant.
However, you're silly to suggest that Green Day or Springsteen do not offer equally relevant lyrics or will be forgotten any time soon.
I agree that the lyrics of War Pigs will always be sadly relevant.
I feel the same way about Steppenwolf's Monster...... "We don't know how to mind our own business, "Cause the whole world's got to be just like us, There's a monster on the loose...."
Great tune that the lyrics are a sad reflection of "our" politicians policies, Not necessarily the American People's preferred policy. We borrow money from China to give away for every cause out of country while our own people suffer? When will there be an "American Veterans Lives Matter March?
I like a little bit of everybody's take at the recent debate, but not really any single one. Can we combine them somehow?
Here's the full song lyrics.....
Once the religious, the hunted and weary
Chasing the promise of freedom and hope
Came to this country to build a new vision
Far from the reaches of kingdom and pope
Like good Christians, some would burn the witches
Later some got slaves to gather riches
But still from near and far to seek America
They came by thousands to court the wild
But she just patiently smiled and bore a child
To be their spirit and guiding light
And once the ties with the crown had been broken
Westward in saddle and wagon it went
And 'til the railroad linked ocean to ocean
Many the lives which had come to an end
While we bullied, stole and bought our homeland
We began the slaughter of the red man
But still from near and far to seek America
They came by thousands to court the wild
But she just patiently smiled and bore a child
To be their spirit and guiding light
The blue and gray they stomped it
They kicked it just like a dog
And when the war was over
They stuffed it just like a hog
And though the past has it's share of injustice
Kind was the spirit in many a way
But it's protectors and friends have been sleeping
Now it's a monster and will not obey
The spirit was freedom and justice
And it's keepers seem friendly and kind
It's leaders were supposed to serve the country
But now they won't pay it no mind
'Cause the people got fat and grew lazy
Now their vote is like a meaningless joke
You know they talk about law, about order
But it's all just an echo of what they've been told
'Cause there's a monster on the loose
It's got our heads into a noose
And it just sits there watchin'
Our cities have turned into jungles
And corruption is stranglin' the land
The police force is watching the people
And the people just can't understand
We don't know how to mind our own business
'Cause the whole worlds got to be just like us
Now we are fighting a war over there
No matter who's the winner, we can't pay the cost
'Cause there's a monster on the loose
It's got our heads into the noose
War Pigs!
One of the alltime best rhymes ever:
Generals gathered in their MASSES
Just like witches at black MASSES
This to me is the definitive live version, Cal Jam, 1974. It means even more to me because I was out there somewhere in the middle of those 200,000, a 19 year old Sabbath freak. IOMMI IOMMI IOMMI!!
