kimya dawson 12/26

one of her babies is rotting in the sun
and the other one was found drowned in the ocean
her mom and dad are in their van crushed and bloated
and her husband was thrown from his fishing boat
so please give me a break from all your complaining
about who was mean to you and how your stepdad is a pain
- i care, i swear, but i just can't take it, not today
all i can think about are tsunamis and earthquakes

everything she's ever known is gone, gone, gone
everyone she's ever loved is gone, gone, gone
the only reason she's alive is
she grabbed a palm frond and held on
and held on

you can call me crazy but it seems to me we could
have sent more than we spend in one day killing iraqis
to help the hundreds of thousands
who are injured and diseased
and hungry and homeless and without families
i'm appalled by our government's initial reaction
and the fact that they asked for a verbal retraction
from the folks who called them stingy
they're just covering their assets
well, they thank their greedy god for wiping out the lower class

everything she's ever known is gone, gone, gone
everyone she's ever loved is gone, gone, gone
the only reason she's alive is
she grabbed a palm frond and held on
and held on

one of her babies is rotting in the sun
and the other one was found drowned in the ocean
her mom and dad are in their van crushed and bloated
and her husband was thrown from his fishing boat

we'd have 12/26 tattooed across our foreheads
if something this atrocious happened on our coast instead
well, a tragedy's a tragedy no matter where it happens
close your eyes really tight and try to imagine
that everything you've ever known is gone
and everyone you've ever loved is gone
and the only reason you're alive is you were lucky
and you were strong enough to hold on
while you watched your family die
while you watched your family die
while you watched your family die
while you watched your family die

everything she's ever known is gone, gone, gone
everyone she's ever loved is gone, gone, gone
the only reason she's alive is
she grabbed a palm frond and held on
and held on

Category:

Music

Tags:

• kimya
• dawson
• 12/26
• tsunami

[sharnadoone]

the lyrics are posted in the more info on this page so you can check them out...thanks for all the appreciation in my artistic endeavors!

[dropdeadJANELL]

remeber kimya dawson for her music, not the movie her music was featured in. -_-

[capzp]

I listen to this song as often as possible. Anytime things seem bad, I remind myself that things are worse for so many people. This song makes me cry and gives me strength at the same time.

Thanks Kimya...this song is amazing...and it reminds me to be thankful each and every day. My blessings go out to all those that suffered in the tragedy of this tsunami. Daily.

Peace.

[composednostalgia]

@dropdeadJANELL:

Who gives a crap as to where you first heard her music, just because some people knew about her music before the movie it doesn't make them any better than those who discovered her tunes as a direct result of Juno. Kimya Dawson herself has stated that she doesn't care how her fans discovered her music, and that if you're going to get all high and mighty because you discovered her music before Juno you're an idiot.

[MangoThoughts]

omg .. does anyone know the chords to this song ??? D:??

[Aqua746]

@capzp Those are my thoughts exactly! I was about to post a comment saying something like that, but I couldn't have put it nearly that well. When I'm upset about something stupid and insignificant, I listen to this song and everything becomes fine.

[fobeeo]

This is really life changing. Allot of people say that my life has been hard for so many reasons. I thought so too until heard this. I dedicate my life to help others in need

[shadowgirl350]

I love this song... It puts things in perspective... it makes me cry...

[mydearlittleprincess]

my heart goes out for everyone in japan

[brittanibrutalbby]

I forget how terrifyingly real the threat of tsunamis are.

[jazzelineknox]

With all that's been happening in the last couple of days, I could only think of this song. I'm trying to imagine how it feels for those people right now.

[veleouria]

what is all this nonsense about juno? kimya dawson is famous from the moldy peaches who were very popular before that terrible movie ever came out, shit.

[madhatteredward]

So beautiful. So sad. So true. Sadly true. I hope I can live to see the day where I can say this isn't true anymore :)