how many more times
lyrics & music by peter c marinari 7.23.99
you've brought me down/
so far/
you speak words to me/
that didn't mean anything yesterday/
and now they call my name/
can't you even notice/
that i shed a tear/
to every remark/
it's just a quiet cry inside/
for every name martyred/
to the pain and strife//
how many more times/
will there be writing on walls/
how many more times/
do we have to hear it recited back to us/ // /
i hear voice screaming loudly/
from far off to the right/
it has the answers/
to every question/
it doesn't seem fair/
it's like cheating to hear them/
not having to find out for yourself/
but they don't care/
as long as you'll listen//
how many more times/
won't our hearts get in the way/
how many more times/
can we drown out every day/ // /
so sick in the pit of my stomach/
i'll wretch along/
to the nightly news/
i heard a story the other day/
someone died again/
to wash away our sins/
you'd think we'd be clean by now/
yes, pearly fucking white/
and some are immaculate/
it's next to god, they remind us//
how many more times/
do i have to laugh at that joke/
how many more times/
will it take before the message sinks home/ // /
funny how our dirty little secrets/
won't hide when we want them to/
you'd think by now they'd be shut away/
since we've locked them down from our youth/
it doesn't matter what we do or say/
it's just the next hollywood trend/
well on the behalf of the human race/
we're happy to be famous then/ // /
how many more times/
do we have to fly in the face of fear/
how many more times/
will we broadcast our dissaproval loud and clear/
how many more times/
how many more times/
how many more times/
how many more times?