Little orphans in the snow
With nowhere to call a home
Start their singing
Singing

Waiting through the summertime
To thaw your hearts in wintertime
That's why they're singing
Singing

Waiting for a sign
To turn blood into wine
The sweet taste in your mouth
Turned bitter in its glass

Israel
In Israel
Israel
In Israel

Shattered fragments of the past
Meet in veins of the stained glass
Like the lifeline
In your palm

Red and green reflects the scene
Of a long forgotten dream
There were princes
And there were kings

Now hidden in disguise
Cheap wrappings of lies
Keep your heart alive
With a song from inside

Even though we're all alone
We are never on our own
When we're singing
Singing

Hohhhh
Hohhhh

There's a man who's looking in
And he smiles a toothless grin
Because he's singing
Singing

See some people shine with glee
But their song is jealousy
Their hate is clanging
Maddening

In Israel
Will they sing Happy Noel?
In Israel
In Israel

Israel
In Israel
In Israel
Will they sing Happy Noel?



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    This is a mysterious song - many levels of interpretation are possible. It is one of my all-time favorite songs. Siouxsie and the Banshees transcend mere rock'n'roll - they are something else altogether. I posted about this song at my blog in case you are interested:

          [connecthook.wordpress.com/2011/10/08/next-christmas-in-jerusalem/](http://connecthook.wordpress.com/2011/10/08/next-christmas-in-jerusalem/)

    All of the insightful commentary I have read here has only made me value the song even more. Really fascinating. I wonder if Siouxsie was consciously thinking of the Palestinian colors or simply the holiday colors of red & green. I would love to know what her own explanation of the lyrics is. God bless.

    NomadMonadon October 21, 2011   Link

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