1. |
The Promised Land
03:37
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VERSE ONE:
It took a while / To get off our knees
Fundamentalism is a deadly tease
American kids / Get the big lie
You do what we tell you or you're gonna die
CHORUS ONE:
You’re gonna die! [x6]
BRIDGE:
We will survive the promised land
Eternal life is our last stand
Life on earth [is saving us]
VERSE TWO:
Some call it death / Some call it life
Makes us keep on dancing day and night
Older than Christ [Christ!] / Richer than Chase [Chase!]
Planet earth is pulling people back from space
CHORUS TWO:
Back from Space! [x6]
REPEAT BRIDGE
REFRAIN:
Oooooo… [x2]
We will die without the holy man
Draw your line in the bloody sand
We won’t live in occupation
We have made our Declaration
We don't kill to be American
No God Please! We're being human
Noooo… [x2]
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2. |
River Song
04:37
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VERSES ONE & TWO:
You want to take our river / Tunnel deep under the Hudson
Take our river / Leaking gas in the schoolyard
You want to take our river / Engines dig with their teeth
In the deep dark water / Things we cannot see
CHORUS:
You can’t / You can't
You can’t take my home / You can’t take my place
You, You, You, You
You can’t take my bed / You can’t take my fire
Can’t can’t can’t
Can’t force my love / Can’t take my love
You can’t take my love / Take my love
You can’t take my life
VERSES THREE & FOUR:
You want to take our river / Flowing by in silence
You want to take our neighbor / Burn us with your greed
You want to take our river / Where it meets the sea
But a wave will stop you / Things you cannot see
REPEAT CHORUS
BRIDGE:
Lock up the door sir / Walk into the room here
What do you see now / Ghost of the people
Used to be laughing / Now we weeping
Open up your eyes now / Ain’t nobody leaving
[A/T/B REPEATS BRIDGE X3]
[SOPRANOS X2]
Honeybee / Dying tree / Oceans rise / Big man Lies
On the TV / So we can see / Apologize / No one tries
Can’t force my love / Can’t take my love
You can’t take my love / Take my love
You can’t take my life
FINAL CHORUS:
We need the things we cannot see
We see the things we cannot be
We know the things we can't understand
We stand in wonder not knowing the plan
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3. |
Mountain Top
03:14
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VERSE ONE:
Have we been to the mountain top?
Did we do what we could do?
JP Morgan rained down rock
Exploding loans of the Devil came due
VERSE TWO:
Have we been to the mountain top?
The highest ground for our last stand?
The oldest peak is a vacant lot
There’s cancer in the mud in the promised land [X2]
CHORUS:
America (America), America (America)
The graves in the valley keep your dream alive
America (America), America (America)
Your children will climb back to the sky
VERSE THREE:
Have we been to the mountain top?
Inhale deep and see for miles?
We're so amazed we forgot to shop
We’re dreaming again on the mountain top [X2]
BRIDGE:
Coal in the Mountain. What could we do?
Rained down rock. What could we do?
Cancer in the mud. What could we do?
Oldest peak. What could we do?
Ripped up woods. What could we do?
REPEAT CHORUS
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4. |
End of World
03:33
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VERSES ONE & TWO:
We thought we could raise the alarm
but there were always other fires.
And the children don't know, the children do not know.
We thought we could shout the story
but the silence grew / it grew and grew
And the creatures don't know, the creatures do not know.
Who will tell the creatures?
CHORUS:
It's the end of the world.
It's the end of the world.
Only so many beautiful days on earth!
VERSE THREE:
We thought there might be more magic
but we sold off our most ancient power.
And the spirits don't know, the spirits do not know.
Who will tell the spirits?
REPEAT CHORUS
BRIDGE:
Your trees are gone.
Your fish are dead.
Your sky it moves over no one's head
Oh clouds, lonely clouds, only sand falls down on empty ground. [x2]
FINAL VERSE:
Who will tell the children?
Who will tell the creatures?
Who will tell the spirits?
Only so many beautiful days
Only so many beautiful days
Only so many beautiful days
on earth!
CHORUS [2X]
FINAL CHORUS:
It's the end of the world.
It's the end of the world.
only so many beautiful days…
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5. |
Public Space
03:08
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CHORUS ONE:
Breaking into public space!
Breaking into public space!
Breaking into public space!
Breaking into public space!
VERSE ONE:
The city waits for us to see
This park, this side walk, and this street
The heart of where we come to be
The citizens who still believe
Speaking freely
Speaking freely
Speaking freely
Speaking freely
Sets us free!
CHORUS TWO:
Standing up in public in space!
Standing up in public in space!
Standing up in public in space!
Standing up in public in space!
VERSE TWO:
The city wants to raise the stakes
Our rights are there within its gates
Let’s go there, not incorporate
Our freedom waits, our freedom waits.
Speaking freely
Speaking freely
Speaking freely
Speaking freely
Sets us free!
BRIDGE:
You’ve got such strong opinions
I’ve got my own orations
We’ve got such strong revisions
We’ve got our own elations
CHORUS THREE:
Shouting out in public space!
Shouting out in public space!
Shouting out in public space!
Shouting out in public space!
Shouting out in public space!
Shouting out in public space!
Shouting out in public space!
Shouting out in public space!
FINAL CHORUS:
Shout it!
Shout it!
Shout it!
Shout it!
Oh, Shout it!
Shout it!
Shout it!
Shout it!
Oh, Shout it!
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6. |
This Turning World
01:52
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VERSE ONE:
When we’re wondering what to do
Apocalypses come right through
The flames are high, the floods are too
From this world I thought I knew
This natural world that brought me you
CHORUS:
Fires flood tsunamis quake
What a difference apocalypse makes
VERSE TWO:
When we’re wondering where to turn
Apocalypses make us learn
The sky it burns, the blackbirds cry
In this world where I will die
This natural world, we all must die
CHORUS:
Fires flood tsunamis quake
What a difference apocalypse makes
apocalypse makes
apocalypse makes
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Reverend Billy & The Stop Shopping Choir New York, New York
We are a radical performance community based in New York City. We work for the Earth.
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