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lyrics
Two Hours In Line
Let’s decorate
our petroleum trees
With these plastic bobbles
these chains of greed
The very same things that make it pretty
Are the very same things that are killing the city
Where Jesus was born
Let’s head down to the local mall
In the Christmas traffic
That slithers and crawls
Through a city that’s made of smoke
We scowl at each other
Until we choke
Two hours in line
To buy what we can buy
On plastic cards that bind
Better than chains
Two hours in line
Another Visa slip to sign
It’s the Devils game
Does that make you happy?
Oh we’re so happy
So we take our faded spoils
With the bright green garlands
Of modified oil
And we won’t notice the rain coming in
The cracks in the walls that are paper thin
We confess to the local priest
With his hands that wander
His eyes like a thief
who says it’s all for charity
Puts his hand in your pocket
But it’s all for greed
Two hours in line
To find what we need to find
Plastic idols that remind us
Better than chains
Two hours in line
Another bell another chime
It’s a losing game
Does that make you happy?
Oh we’re so happy
Last night I watched the news
With the bombs and the babies and the people abused
And I’m not sure what it’s all about
But it would be nice if peace broke out
Two hours in line
A broken jaw a broken sign
A politicians joke and mime
Better than chains
Two hours in line
To say your piece
And speak your mind
It’s anybody’s game
Does that make you happy
Oh we’re so happy .
Introspective, homespun folk tunes from John Donne that feel informed by the sugary bleakness of '80s and '90s indie pop. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 1, 2023