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Cooley Hurd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-19-05 05:13 AM
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Rilo Kiley's "It's a Hit" - are the lyrics about Bush?
The first part sure sounds like it:

Any chimp can play human for a day.
Use his opposable thumbs to iron his uniform
and run for office on election day
fancy himself a real decision maker
and deploy more troops than salt shakers

But it's a jungle when war is made
and you'll panic and throw your own shit at the enemy
The camera pulls back to reveal your true identity
Look, it's a sheep in wolf's clothing
A smoking gun holding ape

Any asshole can open up a museum
Put all of the things he loves on display
so everyone could see them
The house, a car, a thoughtful wife
ordinary moments in his ordinary life

But if she breaks a smile, she'll give you away
cause no one wants to pay to see your happiness
No one wants to pay to see your day to day
and I'm not buying it either
but I'll try selling it anyway

Any idiot can play Greek for a day
and join a sorority or write a tragedy
and articulating all that pain
and maybe you'll get paid

but it's a sin when success complains
and your writers block, it don't mean shit
Just throw it against the wall and see what sticks
Gotta write a hit
I think this is it
It's a hit

And if it's not
then it's a holiday for hanging
yeah it's a holiday for hanging
yeah it's a holiday for hanging
yeah it's a holiday for hanging
yeah shoo bop shoo bop my baby

Any fool can play executioner for a day,
and say with fingers pointed in both directions
he went thataway
It's only a switch or syringe,
exempt from eternal sins.
But you still wear a cross,
and you think you're gonna get in

Ah, but the pardons never come from upstairs
They're always a moment too late
but it's entertainment
keep the crowd on their toes
it's justice, we're safe.
It's not a hit, it's a holiday
shoo bop shoobop, my baby

It's a holiday for hangin, yeah
It's a holiday for hangin, yeah
It's a holiday for hangin, yeah
It's a holiday for hangin, yeah

I'm a holiday for hangin,
I'm a holiday for hangin,
I'm a holiday yeah
I'm a holiday for hangin,

It's a holiday for hangin', yeah


Great song, BTW...:thumbsup:
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