Story Behind The Song
After 9/ll and the anthrax scares, many peole wanted to simply close the borders and hide from the rest of the world. You used to be able to trust your neighbor, but now, who knows?
Song Description
After 9/11 and the anthrax scares, a natural reaction to close our borders.
| Song Length |
2:58 |
Genre |
Rock - Modern, Unique - Patriotic |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Disturbed, Irate |
Subject |
War, Freedom |
| Similar Artists |
Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
THE PEOPLE
(Linda Finkle c 2001)
Anthrax, terrorist attacks
Close the door right up
And get the monkey off your back
Anthrax, terrorist attacks
Close the door right up
And get the monkey off your back
We used to live in a world where people could
Open their mail
Where people could
Get on a plane
And people would
We used to know all the people in
Our neighborhood
The people who were
Basically good
The people who were misunderstood
Where do we go from here
Where do you want to go
To a place where we live and let live
Is that an answer you?re willing to give
Too late - It?s over
Too late - You waited too long
Too late - It?s over
Too late - You waited too long
Politically correct, reality checked
A suicide sect means the future?s wrecked
Can the x-ray detect, will the envelope infect
Can the government protect
Who?s the next suspect
We used to have it so easy, so simple
So trusting, so innocent
So naïve ?cause we believed
That people were basically good
Yeah people are basically good
Most people would help if they could
They?re people in your neighborhood
Where do we go from here?
Anthrax, terrorist attacks?