Friday, July 04, 2003
(4:19 AM) | Anonymous:
Moxy Fruvous
So, lately I've been quite fond of this little Canadian band by the name of Moxy Fruvous.
They have one particular little ditty entitled, "The Gulf War Song" on the end of their Bargainville CD. Strangely enough, it's a song about the Gulf War, yet I think it is far more applicable to the state of things today.
Anyway, it's made me think.
It ends with the question,
"History seems to agree..that I would fight you for me, that us would fight them for we..is that how it always will be?"
I don't really have any answer for that question...because it certainly seems hopelessly plausible that mankind will never be able to stop seeing everything as a zero sum game..
anyway, I thought I'd just post the lyrics, which I find quite good, for everyone else. Here they are.
The Gulf War Song
We got a call to write a song about the war in the Gulf
But we shouldn't hurt anyone's feelings
So we tried, then gave up, 'cause there was no such song
But the trying was very revealing
What makes a person so poisonous righteous
That they'd think less of anyone who just disagreed?
She's just a pacifist, he's just a patriot
If I said you were crazy, would you have to fight me?
Fighters for liberty, fighters for power
Fighters for longer turns in the shower
Don't tell me I can't fight, 'cause I'll punch out your lights
And history seems to agree that I would fight you for me
So we read and we watched all the specially selected news
And we learned so much more 'bout the good guys
Won't you stand by the flag? Was the question unasked
Won't you join in and fight with the allies?
What could we say...we're only 25 years old?
With 25 sweet summers, and hot fires in the cold
This kind of life makes that violence unthinkable
We'd like to play hockey, have kids and grow old
Fighters for Texaco, fighters for power
Fighters for longer turns in the shower
Don't tell me I can't fight 'cause I'll punch out your lights
And history seems to agree that I would fight you for me
That us would fight them for we
He's just a peacenik and she's just a warhawk
That's where the beach was, that's where the sea
What could we say...we're only 25 years old?
And history seems to agree
that I would fight you for me
That us would fight them for we
Is that how it always will be?
Suddenly I wish no one could see the time of this post,
-Robb
