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'Twas Halloween and the ghosts were out
And everywhere they'd go they'd shout
And though I covered my eyes I know they'd go away
But fears the only thing I saw
And three days later was clear to all
That nothing is as scary as election day
But the day after is darker
And darker and darker it goes
Who knows, maybe the plans will change
Who knows, maybe he's not deranged
The news would know what they know but they
Know even less then what they say
And I don't know who I can trust with the country
Cause we believed in our candidate
Even more it's the one we hate
And needed someone I could shake on election day
But the day after is darker
And deeper and deeper it goes
Who knows, maybe it's all a dream
Who knows, if I wake up and scream
I love the things that you've given me
I cherish you my dear country
But sometimes I don't understand the way we play
I love the things that you've given me
And most of all that I am free
To have a song that I can sing on election day
And everywhere they'd go they'd shout
And though I covered my eyes I know they'd go away
And three days later was clear to all
That nothing is as scary as election day
And darker and darker it goes
Who knows, maybe the plans will change
Who knows, maybe he's not deranged
Know even less then what they say
And I don't know who I can trust with the country
Even more it's the one we hate
And needed someone I could shake on election day
And deeper and deeper it goes
Who knows, maybe it's all a dream
Who knows, if I wake up and scream
I cherish you my dear country
But sometimes I don't understand the way we play
And most of all that I am free
To have a song that I can sing on election day
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Submitted by
spastic_kitty On Feb 04, 2007
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bush bashing, anyone?
she bashed bush in no way, you retard. she's saying the politics game is silly and yet she loves this country. how could you misinterpret that?
This song is amazing.
However, I think "Who knows, maybe the plans will change; Who knows, maybe he's not deranged" is a dig at Bush.
I think that Velocity should not be so quick to throw that word around.
And by "that word," I mean "retard", which no self-respecting liberal, or for that matter, decent person would use.
You are forgetting that this is the internet, jimikungfu.
retards
I think she left very little question about the intention of her song. I'm guessing she wrote it about the end of Bush's first term, when hopes and fears were high, depending on how a person thought the election might turn out. Then, of course, Bush is elected back in. The media colouring world events with their own slant, the disappointment after election day, the disillusionment with the way the country voted, etc. I think this is a pretty thinly veiled dig at Bush.
pdaoust summarizes very well, IMHO. The right for Norah to express her displeasure is clear, in our free country. It's a beautiful thing. The attempt to quash dialog on the subject that Norah obviously felt compelled to write/sing about goes against that right, and is wrong ( :)). I suspect velocityJE is Left and not Right. velocity, would you care to disclose? Perhaps there are other artist's lyrics we can apply the Maladroit Test to...
pdaoust summarizes very well, IMHO. The right for Norah to express her displeasure is clear, in our free country. It's a beautiful thing. The attempt to quash dialog on the subject that Norah obviously felt compelled to write/sing about goes against that right, and is wrong ( :)). I suspect velocityJE is Left and not Right. velocity, would you care to disclose? Perhaps there are other artist's lyrics we can apply the Maladroit Test to...
it seemed like a dig a bush to me. I also hoped the plans would change, and am also someone am thankful for what the people of our country (troops! not presidents) give to me. manly to be able to say this. like she might have in her song. beautifully written.
it's not about bush. it's not about anyone specifically
she's saying how she loves the country but hates the way we do things.
she's saying that there's never any good candidates to choose from when election time comes around.