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A Great Big Sled Lyrics
The snowman is shaping up to be an eight,
but not out of ten
The robots awake to find out they've been taped down
wondering when
They'll break through these chains, but
little boys have action toys for brains
I'm living proof it can last a long time
Now the girls up the street are innocent and sweet
well they're all in bed
They got their makeup and dreams, wonderland
sprinkled inside their heads
Soon they will change,
but tonight Hollywood has never seemed so strange
Their mother's praying it'll last a long time
I wanna roll around like a kid in the snow
I wanna relearn what I already know
Just let me take flight
dressed in red through the night on a great big sled
I wanna wish you Merry Christmas... HO HO HO!
Now the boys are all grown up
out there working their fingers to the bone
they go around chasing them girls on the weekend
you know they just can't be alone
I've been racking my brain with thoughts of peace and love how on Earth did we get so mixed up
I pray to God it don't last a long time
I wanna roll around like a kid in the snow
I wanna relearn what I already know
Just let me take flight
dressed in red through the night on a great big sled
I hear the sound of bells
There's something on the roof
I wonder what this night will bring
I wanna roll around like a kid in the snow (I hear the sound of bells)
I wanna relearn what I already know (There's something on the roof)
Just let me take flight
dressed in red through the night on a great big sled (I wonder what this night will bring)
I wanna wish you Merry Christmas (can't do that)
I wanna wish you Merry Christmas (can't do that)
but not out of ten
The robots awake to find out they've been taped down
wondering when
They'll break through these chains, but
little boys have action toys for brains
I'm living proof it can last a long time
Now the girls up the street are innocent and sweet
well they're all in bed
They got their makeup and dreams, wonderland
sprinkled inside their heads
Soon they will change,
but tonight Hollywood has never seemed so strange
Their mother's praying it'll last a long time
I wanna relearn what I already know
Just let me take flight
dressed in red through the night on a great big sled
I wanna wish you Merry Christmas... HO HO HO!
out there working their fingers to the bone
they go around chasing them girls on the weekend
you know they just can't be alone
I've been racking my brain with thoughts of peace and love how on Earth did we get so mixed up
I pray to God it don't last a long time
I wanna relearn what I already know
Just let me take flight
dressed in red through the night on a great big sled
There's something on the roof
I wonder what this night will bring
I wanna relearn what I already know (There's something on the roof)
Just let me take flight
dressed in red through the night on a great big sled (I wonder what this night will bring)
I wanna wish you Merry Christmas (can't do that)
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I absolutely love this song. It's synthy and has great lyrics..and not to mention fun. Who wouldn't smile at the sound of Brandon Flowers bursting out a 'ho ho ho'?
so much fun, time to make the christmas mix!
haha i agree with ShotgunXXWedding
It's pretty simple. When Dalton Gang asked why, when Brandon says he "Want to Wish you a Merry Christmas!" and the woman voice says, "can't do that" is because of the politcal stuff that's going around about whether Merry Christmas or Happy freaking Holidays is appropriate. Some don't like Merry Christmas. I do. So....MERRY BELATED CHRISTMAS! It's a wonderful song. So true. He's so dang cute.
Yeah... "can't do that" I think is a stab at the ridiculousness of some of the political correctness around these days
Great song
Yeah, they do a Christmas song every year around this time. I love this one though...It shows that Flowers still has that little boy mentality. I believe the ending is about how politically incorrect the saying "Merry Christmas" is. It's stupid if you ask me, Christmas is religious. So everyone should be able to say it without being criticized. I also like how he realizes he is wanting peace. He is surprised when he comes to this. heh.
This is one of those Christmas songs that can be listened to year round. In a world of awful, repetitive Christmas songs, this one, as well as "Don't Shoot me Santa" allow me to get through the holiday season.
I reckon it's all about political correctness.
The lines "Just let me take flight dressed in red through the night on a great big sled" "I want to wish you 'Merry Christmas' (Can't do that)" Make it pretty clear that all the narrator wants to do is express and celebrate a festival, but you can't any more, because it's not deemed 'correct', thus ruining the spirit of Christmas.
"They've got their makeup and dreams of Wonderland...Soon they will change" This is going on about how children grow up so quickly, and don't realise that Christmas and life in general will only get worse. Their parents want them to be able to enjoy Christmas like they do right now forever, and not face the grim reality of life: "Their mothers pray it'll last a long time"
Strangely dark, especially for a Christmas song.
Wow, what a song, i'd love to hear it.......
OMG! This single isn't gonna be released on CD! Damn you Killers, as much as i love you, you aint gonna get a hit charity single if you dont release it!