As anyone who tried to go to the bank yesterday probably noticed they were closed in observance of Columbus Day. I to observed the day by putting this John Reuben song on repeat for my drive home. Its a bit angry but pretty thoughtful:
(chorus)
Puff the magic Jesus
Floats around the universe
The United States is His favorite place on the whole entire earth
So sing your songs and wave your flag
And thank the Lord for all you have
But what about them?
Did you forget about them?
(verse 1)
We came we conquered never speak of this again life
Must go on let's not think of them
Things are comfortable now the pioneers have settled in
A perfect blend of progress and pale skin
For our sake and those to come
We'll rewrite the text so you can forget where you came from
Tell it in a way that will build your self esteem
Repackage the product and sell the American dream
(chorus)
(verse 2)
History is best forgotten and even better rewritten
And since there's no forgetting let's remember it different
Commit to it so strongly till you believe it
The truth is there but you aren't able to receive it
You need to know you're safe here
Hide your face here cuz you found your faith here
But four walls with no windows doesn't mean you're it
Four walls with no windows doesn't mean they don't exist
(chorus)
(verse 3)
What a prosperous, wondrous place
Remember to say grace before we scrape our plates
And ignore the crying outside the door sure
You'll pray for their burdens but you don't want to make it yours
Thin lines the divide but there's a world of difference
So crawl back into your happy existence and feel the bliss of ignorance keep you warm
Blessed are those who mourn but it's so foreign
The more you have the less you care
The less you care the more you become unaware
And sure life's not fair but it favors us apparently
And how are we to interpret this excess?
Is it God's favor ill-behavior or simply man's modern progress
God bless us as we sweep this mess under the rug
Don't want to walk barefoot on the tile and step in the mud
Out of sight out of mind and pushed to the side
Left for someone else to rationalize and justify
(chorus)
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A very sagacious blog, I think. Ha! Although, I don't think Steven Curtis (hence forth refered to as SCC) would appreciate. ;)And I have to say, I agree. SCC has a point. Obviously, Columbus was a Christ-figure. How else could he have triumphed over the evil powers of the new world? And by new world I mean NEW WORLD. It didn't actually exist before Columbus set foot in it. It sprang forth beneath his boot. Ha! Another parallel to Jesus! Columbus did miracles! :) Hope this was helpful . . . ;)
True, true. Although to be fair to SCC his song was about Cortez not Columbus...Still pretty spot on though.
Awwww. . . that sucks. :) Yeah, Cortez, Columbus . . . same thing. Spanards with C names . . . Well, Columbus wasn't actually spanish but he sailed for Spain so it counts.
Yeah and while we're on the subject, whose idea was it to out source the job of discovering America to a Portugeuse/Spanish guy any way? An American could have done that job! I mean it wouldn't have been hard for us to do it, we're here. Watch, I'll do it right now (I'm looking around myself now) America...Its right here! Holiday please!
(Side note: to fully appreciate this comment it is necessary to watch this video:
http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/index.jhtml?ml_video=109228
Ha, ha!
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