1000 Years War-Emily Wells

[ti:1000 Years War] [ar:Emily Wells] [al:Beautiful Sleepyhead and the Laughing Yaks] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]1000 Years War - Emily Wells [00:23.78]When the rains came [00:26.12]The streets filled up like rivers [00:28.53]And we floated down um like they were our own [00:31.68] [00:33.90]Our toxic lungs oblivious to the sun [00:38.25] [00:38.92]We were only inspired by babies [00:42.53] [00:43.97]Some nights it was hard so hard to breathe [00:48.95]In spite of it all we woke up every morning [00:52.03] [00:54.05]In spite of it all in spite of it [00:55.91]All we woke up everyday [00:58.18] [00:59.18]Walkin' around so happy and gay [01:02.20] [01:04.33]There there on the hill a man came bearing tidings [01:08.77]With a gun and a grim look on his face [01:12.49] [01:13.75]He said I I crossed the river [01:16.41] [01:16.96]I heard what they had to say [01:19.42]And there's no telling when we'll see the end [01:22.34] [01:24.51]I looked at him blankly [01:26.44]I said I don't understand my friend [01:29.05]He said [01:29.67]Thousands of years and we're only a few days in [01:32.56] [01:34.72]Thousands of years thousands of years [01:36.93]And we're only a few days in [01:39.72]In spite of it all I wake up every morning [01:42.89] [01:44.76]In spite of it all in spite of it all he said [01:47.30]I wake up everyday [01:48.86] [01:49.88]I wake up 'cause there's no other way [01:52.90] [02:15.29]I thought it was hard seeing the man with the earnest face [02:20.23]But there on the hill someone's carrying water [02:23.50] [02:25.29]A little boy with a limp a mother [02:28.40]Who's been grieving ever since [02:33.45] [02:35.50]Grieving ever since grieving ever since [02:40.00] [02:40.56]Grieving ever since she can remenber [02:43.59] [02:45.69]In spite of it all in spite of it [02:47.50]All they wake up every morning [02:50.05] [02:50.67]In spite of it all they wake up everyday [02:53.59] [02:55.84]So many flags in the sand blue [02:58.49]And white greens yellows and reds [03:01.47]Don't forget that old red white and blue [03:03.81] [03:06.00]What are you fighting for fighting for a promised land [03:11.22]Wandering around in the desert sands [03:14.47] [03:16.19]When will it ever end when will it ever end [03:20.54] [03:21.30]More and more people never ever more land [03:24.51] [03:26.27]In spite of it all in spite of it all you keep on [03:29.40]Shooting your guns dropping your bombs [03:32.69]Killing anyone [03:34.57] [03:54.43]In spite of it all… in spite of it all [03:56.79]You wake up every morning [03:58.87] [03:59.40]In spite of it all you wake up everyday