| | Monster/Suicide/America Lyrics Artist(Band):Steppenwolf
(Monster) 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 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 Then once the ties with the crown had been broken Westward in saddle and wagon it went And 'til the railroad linked ocean to ocean Many the lives which had come to an end While we bullied, stole and bought our 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 And 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 over They stuffed it just like a hog And though the past has it's share of injustice Kind was the spirit in many a way But it's protectors and friends have been sleeping Now it's a monster and will not obey (Suicide) The spirit was freedom and justice And it's keepers seem "friendly" and kind It's leaders were supposed to serve the country But now they were paying no mind 'Cause the people "got" fat and "grew" lazy now their vote "is like a" meaningless "Tune" "You know they talk about law "about" 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 a noose And it just sits there watchin' Our 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 worlds 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 a noose And it just sits there watching (America) 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 © Copyright MCA Music (BMI) All rights for the USA controlled and administered by MCA Corporation of America, INC If you find some error in Monster/Suicide/America Lyrics, would you please submit your corrections to me? Thank You. Thanks to praxeum2004@yahoo.com for submitting the lyrics. Review about Monster/Suicide/America worse | Reviewer: mikei | 12/4/2007 When I first heard monster i was a teen ager and loved the honesty now look at the cover of the record the drawing of us the monster is great The song is more real today then in 1970 it is an anthem. Let's Resurrect this! | Reviewer: Eric Bard | 11/16/2007 It is time for someone to ressurrect this song! It is so relevent and wise. Let's all try in our own ways to get it listened to. Then the youth may have a chance to halt the military-industrial-complex's neocon lackeys destruction of our freedoms through mendacious fear. Deja Vu | Reviewer: R. D. Laswell | 10/4/2007 I was a teenager in the late 60's/early 70's when this music first was released. It was written as a biting commentary on yhe cyclic nature of the American governmental system. The irony as I see it is that we continue to follow in the groove laid down by the founders of our nation. When the first colonists came to America, they took what they wanted from the natives, and enslaved others to become a labor force for thier profit. Today we invade a foreign country in a thinly disguised bid for the oil production there and enslave millions of legal and illegal aliens with low paying jobs. In my opinion the Monster is still on the loose. Monster | Reviewer: Rocky | 7/30/2007 I agree it's too bad this song didn't get more air time, as it's message and melody still fit and are still are applicable some 35 years later. Isn't amazing how some things never change, especially when we are talking about the Government? Relevance | Reviewer: Jeff Thiebauth | 4/14/2007 Nearly forty years later and these lyrics are as descriptive of today's America as they were when written. It's a damn shame. Too bad a collection of songs as lyrically & musically creative as Monster is gets buried by the overkill of 'Born to be Wild' and 'Magic Carpet Ride'. Review the song Monster/Suicide/America The area is only for review, if you want to submit the lyrics or the corrections of the lyrics, please click the link at the end of the lyrics.  Download "Steppenwolf" Music | |
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