Monster lyrics

Artist  : Steppenwolf 
Song : Monster



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Once the religious, the hunted and
weary
Chasing the promise of freedom and
hope
Came to this country to build a new
vision
Far from the reaches of Kingdom and
pope

Like good Christians some would burn
the witches
Later some got slaves to gather
riches

But still from near and far to seek
America
They came by thousands, to court the
wild
But she just patiently smiled and bore a
child
To be their spirit and guiding
light

And once the ties with the crown had
been broken
Westward in saddle and wagon it
went
And till the railroad linked ocean to
ocean
Many the lives which had come to an
end

While we bullied, stole and bought a
homeland
We began the slaughter of the red
man

But still from near and far to seek
America
They came by thousands to court the
wild
But she just patiently smiled and bore a
child
To be their spirit and guiding
light

The Blue and Grey they stomped
it
They kicked it just like a dog
And when
the war was over
They stuffed it just like a
hog

And though the past has its share of
injustice
Kind was the spirit in many a
way
But its protectors and friends have been
sleeping
Now it's a monster and will not
obey

The spirit was freedom and
justice
And its keepers seemed generous and
kind
Its leaders were supposed to serve the
country
But now they won't pay it no
mind
Cause the people grew fat and got
lazy
Now their vote is a meaningless
joke
They babble about law and order
But
it's all just an echo of what they've been
told

Yeah, there's a monster on the
loose
It's got our heads into the noose
And
it just sits there watchin'

The cities have
turned into jungles
And corruption is
stranglin' the land
The police force is
watching the people
And the people just can't
understand
We don't know how to mind our own
business
'Cause the whole world's got to be
just like us
Now we are fighting a war over
there
No matter who's the winner we can't pay
the cost

'Cause there's a monster on the
loose
It's got our heads into the noose
And
it just sits there watchin'

America, where
are you now
Don't you care about your sons and
daughters
Don't you know we need you now
We
can't fight alone against the
monster

America, where are you
now
Don't you care about your sons and
daughters
Don't you know we need you now
We
can't fight alone against the monster

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instrumental break -----

America... (three
more times, then fade)