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Greta Thunberg

from New Kings of Pop by The Mommyheads

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GRETA THUNBERG

She’s in a room of suits and ties on men of twice her size
She opens her eyes and all the truth comes out
She don’t act cute, she doesn’t smile
Bores right through Denial Mountain, her tunnel lets the air rush in

And every time I hear her speak, the water hits my cheek
Insanity breaks and things make sense again
And so her wish is my command, this full-grown man just has to
Follow the lead of a little girl

Obey the girl

What did I do to let her through, how did I make myself an
Instrument tuned so when she plucks I ring?
How can I find an orchestra that’s big enough to play the
Symphony she can hear inside her head?

She’s not just young, she’s also old and when she scolds
I hear a mother echo, I hear a grandmother
A line of women stretching back into the cave and yelling
Wake up, this fire’s gonna burn our world

Obey the girl

Soft swaying dark filled with vanishing eyes
Leviathans whose number makes her cry
Grant her safe passage, wild whales
Hold her, send wind to fill her sails
Great rising blue, reach the brim of her heart

We’re in a room of ABCs and 123s, the man says,
“Take some looseleaf and put your name on it
Now write this test and do your best cause if you fail you’re gonna
Wind up in jail or on the filthy street!”

But nature calls, the voice is small inside your head
It’s like the itch of a kid, she wanna go outside
And there’s a tree that you can see from in your seat
You smell its flowers and leaves beginning to unfurl

Obey the girl

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from New Kings of Pop, released July 27, 2020

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The Mommyheads New York, New York

The Mommyheads (Adam Elk, Dan Fisherman, Jason McNair, Michael Holt, and Jackie Simons) are an indie-pop band formed in Brooklyn in 1987 by Adam Cohen (now Adam Elk). They developed a cult following across North America through extensive touring in the 1990's. They broke up in 1998 after being signed and later dropped by Geffen Records. They reformed in 2008. They've released ten albums. ... more

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