Song Description
Bouncy Pop Rock-n-Roll piano and guitar tune, in the vein of Ben Folds or Elvis Costello.
| Song Length |
4:58 |
Genre |
Rock - Indie/Low-Fi, Pop - Classic |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Joyful, In High Spirits |
Subject |
History, Past, War |
| Similar Artists |
Elvis Costello, Ben Folds |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
VERSE I
Armistice Day, 1918:
When the Allies raised their flags
Over Germany.
And as they signed away their shoes.
In the back of a train caboose
They didn't know how much they'd lose
That Armistice Day.
Armistice Day, 1945:
When the Germans lost, again,
To the same set of Allies.
As the Axis swings wide shut,
And another Reich bites the dust,
They split the continent up like wood
That Armistice Day.
CHORUS
And the wars to end all wars
All end in wars all over again.
And of course, we start new wars
To end all the wars we started then.
VERSE II
Armistice Day, 1989:
Perestroika chipped off the Soviet bloc
At the borderlines.
When the Bolsheviks lost their seats,
Then the oligarchs owned the streets.
They asked the old guard back
Within a week of that Armistice Day.
Armistice Day, 2041:
When the Chinese raised their flag
Over Oregon.
But the West Coast didn't mind
When their congresses resigned.
Seems they'd been socialists for quite some time
By Armistice Day.
~ CHORUS ~
BRIDGE
Armistice Day, join the celebration
Waving your flag and praising your nation
Armistice Day, a joyful occasion
Unless you were on the losing side
VERSE III
Armistice Day, 2091:
When the aliens raised their flag
Over everyone.
The Resistance aimed their guns
Then they were teleported to the sun.
So we all learned to speak Klingon
On Armistice Day.
Armistice Day, 2093:
When the alien overlords
Died of irony.
The Occupation was brought to its knees.
Because we'd never wiped out disease
And so the world declared world peace
That Armistice Day.
Let's have another war next week.
Happy Armistice Day!