New Thanksgiving Feast
Jess Klein
Become A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons!
New Thanksgiving Feast We traced our hands and made paper cutouts We pasted feathers on And we would shout out I made a turkey I made a headdress I made a pilgrim's hat Then it was recess And the bell would ring We'd run into the streets called Iroquois, Council Rock, Cayuga Those street signs hid the truth though Dad put the football on It felt like family We'd eat the most we could Pass out in front of the TV Grandma and grandpa They were from Russia They wouldn't talk about What it was like though I think they would have died If they had never tried To come here Another family knowin' that fear Now I think about the English-Irish Servants Africans they drug across in chains Chinese and Italian families riding on the waves While along the pitch pine highway Near Plymouth Beach A Wampanoag fights to keep his right to fish the sea A Wampanoag fights to keep his right to fish the sea When we all meet our Creator Which will it be? Paper cutouts and hollow shells Or a new Thanksgiving feast Or a new Thanksgiving feast Out on an icy plain Wrapped in blankets and beads Elders with weathered faces Faces that read like history Say a prayer for all of those who've come to stand And a prayer for those firing water cannons It is a prayer for The Creator While on a football field A man refuses to rise To salute a country that would let his people die And though the rage and fear Swirl around him like a twister He's committed to his brothers and his sisters He's made a choice he knows So peacefully he sits there While along the chilly streets of Boston, Charlotte, Seattle and DC People pouring out in numbers never seen before When we come to face our shadows Shadows too angry to ignore Are we gonna tell ourselves it's down to eitheror? Or will we finally realize we're meant for something more? When we all meet our Creator Which will it be? Towing the lines, pretending we're blind Or a new Thanksgiving feast Or a new Thanksgiving feast
The easy, fast & fun way to learn how to sing: 30DaySinger.com
Citation
Use the citation below to add these lyrics to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"New Thanksgiving Feast Lyrics." Lyrics.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024. <https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/35943303/Jess+Klein/New+Thanksgiving+Feast>.
Discuss the New Thanksgiving Feast Lyrics with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In