Face to Face
Not everything is forgivable,
some things are just incomprehensible,
while others may be capable,
but this is definitely forgivable.
What they did to the Jews, those Nazis, that was terrible.
And what's happening in Darfur is horrible.
These are the things of the unforgivable.
But you can forgive me in a syllable.
The genocide in this world, it's a disgrace,
and not all of can go face to face,
to our fears we chase
or try to at least with some kind of grace.
But we can't all be like that, I wish we were,
then maybe we'd get more things done in this world.
How bout you, Mr. President, sir?
Try to bring us some kind of miracle cure.
That's what people are for, right?
To try and stop all these nasty fights.
But no matter what we do, no matter what we write
These demons keep coming out in the night.
When everyone else just wants to turn on the lights
And perhaps, if they choose, to go fly a kite.
Cause that's what kites are for, they bring us all joy
As the wind carries them, they're more than a toy,
And maybe we have to stop using ourselves as freaking decoys
Cause that's not what we did when we were girls and boys.
Ah, the good old days, playing in the meadow
The laughter we had was a gift God bestowed
Upon all of us children both high and low
You see, when we grow up, is a time when know
That we've got more money than the guy on that show.
So I'm not quite sure that I want to grow up
Walking down crowded streets, throwing money into cups.
Cause when you throw that money, you're looking down, not up
At the times you used to have when you weren't grown up.
So let me know what you think of that.
I'll leave you alone, in the room with the gnats.
They'll fly around you, and annoy you like rats
Making sure you think hard before you come up to bat.
And with a tip of my hat, and a ball in my hand
I'll throw you a curve, one you won't understand.
How to fix this world, is the problem at hand.
I've done enough, now I'll hand it to man.
Now you may hate me for throwing that ball
But I've done everything, it's all your call
And maybe one day, when I'm big and tall
You'll throw me a curve that'll make me fall.
And that's fine with me, I'll forgive you today
But first I just need to hear you say
That you forgive me in every possible way
Not everything is forgivable,
some things are just incomprehensible,
while others may be capable,
but this is definitely forgivable.
"Let's go fly a kite
Up to the highest hight
Let's go fly a kite
And send it soaring...
Up to the atmosphere
Up where the air is clear
Let's all go fly a kite..."
some things are just incomprehensible,
while others may be capable,
but this is definitely forgivable.
What they did to the Jews, those Nazis, that was terrible.
And what's happening in Darfur is horrible.
These are the things of the unforgivable.
But you can forgive me in a syllable.
The genocide in this world, it's a disgrace,
and not all of can go face to face,
to our fears we chase
or try to at least with some kind of grace.
But we can't all be like that, I wish we were,
then maybe we'd get more things done in this world.
How bout you, Mr. President, sir?
Try to bring us some kind of miracle cure.
That's what people are for, right?
To try and stop all these nasty fights.
But no matter what we do, no matter what we write
These demons keep coming out in the night.
When everyone else just wants to turn on the lights
And perhaps, if they choose, to go fly a kite.
Cause that's what kites are for, they bring us all joy
As the wind carries them, they're more than a toy,
And maybe we have to stop using ourselves as freaking decoys
Cause that's not what we did when we were girls and boys.
Ah, the good old days, playing in the meadow
The laughter we had was a gift God bestowed
Upon all of us children both high and low
You see, when we grow up, is a time when know
That we've got more money than the guy on that show.
So I'm not quite sure that I want to grow up
Walking down crowded streets, throwing money into cups.
Cause when you throw that money, you're looking down, not up
At the times you used to have when you weren't grown up.
So let me know what you think of that.
I'll leave you alone, in the room with the gnats.
They'll fly around you, and annoy you like rats
Making sure you think hard before you come up to bat.
And with a tip of my hat, and a ball in my hand
I'll throw you a curve, one you won't understand.
How to fix this world, is the problem at hand.
I've done enough, now I'll hand it to man.
Now you may hate me for throwing that ball
But I've done everything, it's all your call
And maybe one day, when I'm big and tall
You'll throw me a curve that'll make me fall.
And that's fine with me, I'll forgive you today
But first I just need to hear you say
That you forgive me in every possible way
Not everything is forgivable,
some things are just incomprehensible,
while others may be capable,
but this is definitely forgivable.
"Let's go fly a kite
Up to the highest hight
Let's go fly a kite
And send it soaring...
Up to the atmosphere
Up where the air is clear
Let's all go fly a kite..."