More Fun In The New World

[demwing]

I was listeinng to an old X album today, and ran across a song I haven't heard in years - "I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts."

Despite mentioning a few dated band names, the song could have been written today about the Bush regime. Here's the lyrics, but you should really hear the song to get the full impact.

Sorry I don't have a link to an mp3, but there you go...

i must not think bad thoughts

the facts we hate
well never meet
walking down the road everybody yelling "hurry up, hurry up!"
but im waiting for you
i must go slow
i must not think bad thoughts

what is this world coming to?
both sides are right but both sides murder
i give up
why cant they?

i must not think bad thoughts
i must not think bad thoughts
i must not think bad thoughts

the civil wars
and the uncivilized wars
conflagrations leap out of every poor furnace
the food cooks poorly
and everyone goes hungry
from then on its dog eat dog
dog eat body & body eat dog
i cant go down there
i cant understand it

im a no good coward & an american too
a north american that is
not a south or a central or a native american
oh i must not think bad thoughts

im guilty of murder
of innocent men
innocent women
innocent children (thousands of them)
my planes
my guns
my money
my soul
my blood on my hands
its all my fault

i must not think bad thoughts
i must not think bad thoughts
i must not think bad thoughts

the facts we hate
youll never hear us
i hear the radio its finally gonna play "new music"
you know the british invasion?
but what about the minutemen, fleasheaters, doa,
big boys, and black flag?
we're the last american bands to get played on the radio
please bring the flag?
please bring the flag!

glitter-disco-synthesizer night school
all the noble savage drum drum drum
astronauts go back in time
to hang out with the cave people
its about time
its about space
its about some people in the strangest places
woody guthrie sang about b-e-e-t-s
not b-e-a-t-s

i must not think bad thoughts
i must not think bad thoughts
i must not think bad thoughts

the facts we hate...

[atommom]

1. That was always one of my favorite songs, back in the day.

And it's even more apropos now.