Story Behind The Song
Anyhoo...I had a dream that I was standing on the top of that pointy mountain above Rio de Janero where the Jesus statue is, and I could feel everyone's pain in the world. I could also feel all their love and their hopes and dreams. People and animals are sooooo great. We're lucky to be alive, and we throw it away and hurt each other so easily. Nobody should be crying out of sadness, ever. We should all help however we can. I wrote the song the next morning. I cried profusely as I wrote the lyrics. I do that a lot. What a puss.
I added the part about Cheney after they stole the election and jammed a huge corporate dick up our asses. Sorry.
Song Description
Steady groove with a 70s flavor. About helping each other instead of hoarding all the power and oil like Dick Cheney. Americans are dying and being exposed to horrible traumas in Iraq, while Osama Bin Laden could've escaped to anywhere by now. On 9/11, they grounded Americans from flying for any reason. Americans died because medevacs weren't available and organs didn't make it on time. But Cheney and Bush made sure that Osama Bin Laden's oil-rich relatives flew to safety right away. Those scumbags.
| Song Length |
4:00 |
Genre |
Rock - Progressive Rock, Rock - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled, Outraged |
Subject |
Justice, War |
| Similar Artists |
Steely Dan, The Police |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Don?t know why there are tears in the eyes
Of some of our brothers and our sisters here
You?ve seen the faces of those who really need you
But you won?t share the oil, you just watch them bleed
We?re people like you
We love our kids too
We?re people and this is our world
There are people all around you
They all love their lives too
Billions here are with you ?and we are alive
Every day, obstructions in our way
At times we all can?t see the road we?re on
If you really care, you won?t just stand and stare
While people fight until their lives are gone
?cause they?re people
and people are people just like you and me
There are people all around you
They all love their lives too
Billions here are with you ?and we are alive
You rape our planet and sell it back to us for profits you?ll never spend
While we struggle endlessly for a small piece of happiness and freedom
Your divisive rhetoric strains our social fabric
While you line your pockets with the blood and the sorrow of the innocent
We?re people like you
We love our kids too
We?re people and this is our world
There are people all around you
They all love their lives too
Billions here are with you
THIS IS OUR WORLD AND WE ARE ALIVE