Brand New Christmas
Seeking Redemption: Yearning for Change in 'Brand New Christmas'
Lyrics
Yes we need
Expressing a collective need or desire.
Somebody to lead us
Desire for guidance or leadership.
We need, another Jesus
Suggesting a need for a figure like Jesus, symbolizing goodness or salvation.
Jesus yes we need,
Reiteration of the need for a Jesus-like figure.
Somebody to lead us
Reiteration of the desire for guidance or leadership.
We need... a brand new Christmas
Expressing a wish for a new and improved Christmas, possibly emphasizing positive change.
Brand new Christmas, brand new Christmas,
Repetition emphasizing the urgency of a brand new Christmas.
Brand new Christmas, right away.
-You can say their are happy with the world today
Questioning the happiness with the current state of the world.
Who can say their not effected in anyway
Challenging the idea that people are unaffected by global issues.
By the wars and hungers that we see
Highlighting the impact of wars and hunger on society.
I turn my eyes away from my tv
Turning away from the harsh reality depicted on TV.
I can't stand it, I don't want to see
Expressing discomfort and a desire to avoid witnessing suffering.
Little children dying, from poverty
Referring to the tragic deaths of children due to poverty.
Don't want to hear it, I can't stand the sound
Rejecting the unpleasant reality and its sounds.
Of people... shooting people down
Expressing distress at the violence of people against each other.
Yes we need
Repetition of the need for guidance or leadership.
Somebody to lead us
-We need, another Jesus
Reiteration of the desire for a figure like Jesus.
Jesus yes we need, somebody to lead us
Repetition emphasizing the need for guidance or leadership.
We need... a brand new Christmas
Reaffirmation of the wish for a brand new Christmas.
Brand new Christmas, brand new Christmas,
Repetition underscoring the urgency of a brand new Christmas.
Brand new Christmas, right away.
-Who can say we don't need heaven anyway?
Raising doubt about the necessity of heaven.
Who can show me someone who is strong enough today?
Challenging the existence of someone strong enough to bring positive change.
To take the gun out of the fighting hand
Desiring someone to disarm those engaged in conflict.
To take a little away, from the greedy man
Advocating for wealth redistribution from the greedy.
Everybody wants to live in peace
Expressing universal desire for peace.
Everybody wants hunger to cease
Expressing the collective wish for an end to hunger.
Still nobody we can't find
Despair over the inability to find a solution.
To get it together Lord, at sometime
Calling for unity or action at some point in the future.
Yes we need
Reiteration of the need for guidance or leadership.
Somebody to lead us
-We need, another Jesus
Reiteration of the desire for a figure like Jesus.
Jesus yes we need, somebody to lead us
Repetition emphasizing the need for guidance or leadership.
We need... a brand new Christmas
Reaffirmation of the wish for a brand new Christmas.
Brand new Christmas, brand new Christmas,
Repetition underscoring the urgency of a brand new Christmas.
Brand new Christmas, right away.
-Need somebody to lead us,
Repetition emphasizing the need for leadership, another Jesus, and a brand new Christmas.
Need somebody to lead us
-Need another Jesus,
-Need a brand new Christmas yes we
-Need somebody to lead us,
-Need somebody to lead us
-Need another Jesus,
-Need a brand new Christmas
-Yes we need
Reiteration of the need for guidance or leadership.
Somebody to lead us
-We need, Another Jesus
Reiteration of the desire for a figure like Jesus.
Jesus yes we need, somebody to lead us
Repetition emphasizing the need for guidance or leadership.
We need... a brand new Christmas
Reaffirmation of the wish for a brand new Christmas.
Brand new Christmas, brand new Christmas
Repetition underscoring the urgency of a brand new Christmas.
Brand new Christmas, right away.
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