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The Invocation
01:32
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Members of the congregation
Gathered here today
To share in peace and harmony
We join our hands and pray
To thank our blessed Lord and Savior
Redeemer and our light
For the many gifts, the days we live
The bounty in our lives
Prosperity and peace our blessing
Mercy and His grace
Happiness and health are ours
With these words we praise
The Son of Man, the Lamb of God
Emmanuel, our king
Everywhere we bow in prayer
And bless You as we sing
Amen
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It's in this letter
Make me happy
In this letter
Begging please, please, please
All the waiting
All the waiting for you
Your smile can knock me over
Your smile can scare the shit out of me
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Oh Christmas Tree
01:43
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Pick a switch and meet me behind the shed
You've ruined Xmas again, that spelling bee went to your head
No one cares whether or not you made first chair
The horn cost two months rent, the fucking car needs repairs
You and your burnout friends
Better return my nativity scene to the den
Don't let me catch you watching scrambled porn
Take that shit to your room and quit acting so forlorn.
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I'll Be Home For Xmas
02:38
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I'll be home for Xmas because I can
Restraining orders don't apply to dead men
Forget the dark forget the cold
You can change the locks but I know you can't change the code
"Who's here?"
I'll be home for Xmas again this year
Don't forget we're still married, my dear
What would you like? What could be your gift?
There's a star. Go ahead. Make a wish.
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Do You Hear What I Hear?
01:56
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There is a star in the sky
Lighting the way
As we stand in line
The stores open at six
And do you hear what I hear?
And do you see what I see?
When the rockets fall in the cribs
Do you hear what I hear?
The screams?
There is a star in the sky
Lighting the way
As you open your gifts
We'll bury our kids
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6. |
Tennenbaum
01:20
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Xmas time again
Mom is on the mend
Dad's gone to Detroit
To see his other family and kids
Found him out because
Dad doesn't know how the internet works
It's Xmas again
I'll lose some weight and start my training again
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I'm A Little Star
01:36
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I'm a little star
I'm a candy cane
I'm a pretty angel
I'm a bright light
Hanging from a tree
See the little children dance around me
Tra la la la
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Members of the congregation
I've lied to you today
About our many gifts, the days we live
I've led you all astray
As we look back upon the season
We see despair and greed
The victory of misery
The triumph of tragedy
As we harm the young among us
We ignore the poor
As we kill the innocent
As we pry for more
Jesus please be among us
Be our hero light
We need your days we need the raze
We need you in our fight
Jesus bring your fire
And your silence to the world
Nothing we do honors you
We must be destroyed
We need your hand upon us
The body's now on trial
Everyday we throw it away
We all bleed with Thine
Jesus bring your fire
And your silence to the world
Nothing we do honors you
We must be destroyed
Take this day and take this hour
Jesus make it known
Take your hand to every man
Destruction must be whole
Every man every woman
Every child on Earth
Burn us clean from memory
Never to return
Do not ask for our surrender
No mercy can be shown
The book is won when we are done
Jesus bring your joy to the world
We resolve to be destroyed
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The Book-Burners North Chicago, Illinois
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