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Don't just stand there watching it happening
I can't stand it
Don't feel it
Something's telling me
Don't want to go out this way
But have a nice day
Then read it in the headlines
Watch it on the TV
Put it in the background
Stick it in the bag
Stick it in the bag
For the beautiful occupation
The beautiful occupation
You don't need an invitation
To drop in upon a nation
I'm too cynical
I'm just sitting here
I'm just wasting my time
Half a million civillians gonna die today
But look the wrong way
Then read it in the headlines
Watch it on the TV
Put it in the background
Stick it in the bag
Stick it in the bag
For the beautiful occupation
The beautiful occupation
You don't need an invitation
To drop in upon a nation
Don't just stand there watching it happening
I can't stand it
Don't feel it
Something telling me
Don't want to go out this way
But have a nice day
Then read it in the headlines
Watch it on the TV
Put it in the background
Stick in the bag
Stick in the bag
For the beautiful occupation
The beautiful occupation
Don't need an invitation
To drop in upon a nation
The beautiful occupation
The beautiful occupation
So much for an intervention
Don't call the united nations
I can't stand it
Don't feel it
Something's telling me
Don't want to go out this way
But have a nice day
Then read it in the headlines
Watch it on the TV
Put it in the background
Stick it in the bag
Stick it in the bag
For the beautiful occupation
The beautiful occupation
You don't need an invitation
To drop in upon a nation
I'm too cynical
I'm just sitting here
I'm just wasting my time
Half a million civillians gonna die today
But look the wrong way
Then read it in the headlines
Watch it on the TV
Put it in the background
Stick it in the bag
Stick it in the bag
For the beautiful occupation
The beautiful occupation
You don't need an invitation
To drop in upon a nation
Don't just stand there watching it happening
I can't stand it
Don't feel it
Something telling me
Don't want to go out this way
But have a nice day
Then read it in the headlines
Watch it on the TV
Put it in the background
Stick in the bag
Stick in the bag
For the beautiful occupation
The beautiful occupation
Don't need an invitation
To drop in upon a nation
The beautiful occupation
The beautiful occupation
So much for an intervention
Don't call the united nations
Lyrics submitted by Selling Absolutions
Track duration: 03:45
"The Beautiful Occupation" as written by Francis Healy
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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A beautiful and tragic song.
"I'm not against war, right. I think if someone drops a bomb on your house, well, I'm up to fight, you know, I'm gonna fight. I would do that, if someone dropped a bomb on your mum and dad's house and killed them, you'd be like "okay!" but... I don't see any bombs dropping on any of us, you know, we had the planes fly into the buildings, but that had nothing to do with it. Millions of people marched and said "no way". [someone] was on tv yesterday saying that he thinks they destroyed all their weapons of mass destruction ten years ago. So it's all about money and greed. And the biggest weapon of mass destruction - at the moment anyway - is aids and they're not spending 87 billion dollars - you know, they could wipe it out like that, they could help people, but they're not. They just want to - I don't know what they want to do...! It's crazy."
I think most of us are well aware of the Rwandan genocide, and if that's the basis for this song then explain the following.
"don't need an invitation to drop in upon a nation"
The Rwandan genocide was an interal conflict started by the national government of Rwanda, there was no outside nation dropping in without an invitation.
This song is about the 1994 Rwandan Genocide and war in general.
Read this article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
The lyrics should now make perfect sense.
Travis are a very active band in the same sense as Coldplay.
Coldplay are active supporters of Make Trade Fair,likewise Travis support the Save the Children fund. Fran recently visited the Sudan with the support of Save the Children.
FYI: The 2003 Iraq war campaign of "Shock and Awe" did not yeild half a million civilian casualties, it arguably yeilded no civilian casualites. The United States armed forces had said that targets, munitions and attack times were chosen to minimize civilian casualties.
"Half a million civilians gonna die today
They looked the wrong way"
Might be referring to the possible casualties expected from the "shock and awe" campaign.
I love this song. When I first listened to '12 Memories' this was the song that jumped out at me. It's still one of my favorites.
#1
"Stick it in the back
Stick it in the back"
It should be
"Stick it in the bag,
Stick it in the bag..."
#2
"Up to city come
I'm just sittin here
I'm just wastin my time
Half a million civilians gonna die today
They looked the wrong way"
It should be:
"I'm too cynical,
I'm just sitting here,
I'm just wasting my time,
Half a million civillians gonna die today,
But look the wrong way..."
Half a million, civilians gonna die today...
Look the wrong way...