12-26 - Kimya Dawson Fanmade Video

This was a video I made for a political music video assignment I had in a class my senior year of high school. The song is 12/26 and is by Kimya Dawson. I did not make this song!! (:
Since some people asked, I got a 98. Would've gotten a 100 but I forgot to cite my sources. Ahh well!

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

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• earthquake
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• song

[oOblaupauseOo]

i'm not american, can someone tell me what 12/26 means? Oh and deserved 98 :) (guess its a good mark :D)

[Kighla]

@oOblaupauseOo

12/26 is the month and day of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake/tsunami. If you google it, you can find a wikipedia page about it.

The song is commenting on how people in America (and in general) are so caught up in themselves and their little problems they fail to notice people around them who are suffering and need help. Hope that helps! (:

[oOblaupauseOo]

@Kighla thanks :) sometimes i feel so stupid x.x i love kimya shes absolutely right but not in a way that makes you think 'ooooh not again that line' if that mkes any sense

[Kighla]

@oOblaupauseOo

Don't feel stupid! I didn't know what 12/26 was when I first heard this song, I had to look it up for this project (:

and yes I agree, she sings about things that are all so true but others for some reason never seem to sing about

[jason12341234gnr]

I look forward to buying your first album! G-d bless. Thanks for doing something meaningful. You are a good person!

[Kighla]

@jason12341234gnr

Actually this is a song by Kimya Dawson. I just made the video!

[BombardWithMuffins]

cruel and beautiful.

[hairybudha]

That's not political thats moral. Do I think the same way? Of course I do but I feel that it isn't really political but more of a statement against the morality of our nation

[jason12341234gnr]

Well, great video too!!!!! :)

[98StellaLuna]

This is amazing...

[alex44487]

so i love how everyone is respecting each others opinion and not being like other youtube videos and just talking shit to everyone. everyone is stating theyre opinion and listening to other's and respectiong:) the power of kimya:)<3