John Reuben - What About Them? lyrics

Puff, the magic Jesus floats
Around the universe
The United States is His favorite place
On the whole entire earth
So sing your songs and wave your flag
And thank the Lord for all you have
But what about them?
Did you forget about them?

We came, we conquered
Never speak of this again
Life must go on, let's not think of them
Things are comfortable
Now the pioneers have settled in
A perfect blend of progress and pale skin
For our sake and those to come
We'll rewrite the text so you can
Forget where you came from
Tell it in a way that
Will build your self esteem
Repackage the product and sell
The American dream

Puff, the magic Jesus floats
Around the universe
The United States is His favorite place
On the whole entire earth
So sing your songs and wave your flag
And thank the Lord for all you have
But what about them?
Did you forget about them?

History is best forgotten and
Even better rewritten
And since there's no forgetting
Let's remember it different
Commit to it so strongly 'til you believe it
The truth is there
But you aren't able to receive it
You need to know you're safe here
Hide your face here 'cause you
Found your faith here
But four walls with no windows
Doesn't mean you're it
Four walls with no windows doesn't
Mean they don't exist

Puff, the magic Jesus floats
Around the universe
The United States is His favorite place
On the whole entire earth
So sing your songs and wave your flag
And thank the Lord for all you have
But what about them?
Did you forget about them?

What a prosperous, wondrous place
Remember to say grace before
We scrape our plates
And ignore the crying outside the door
Sure, you'll pray for their burdens
But you don't want to make it yours
Thin lines divide but there's
A world of difference
So crawl back into your
Happy existence and feel
The bliss of ignorance keep you warm
Blessed are those who mourn
But it's so foreign
The more you have, the less you care
The less you care
The more you become unaware
And sure life's not fair but
It favors us apparently
And how are we to interpret this excess?
Is it God's favor ill-behavior or
Simply man's modern progress?
God bless us as we sweep
This mess under the rug
Don't want to walk barefoot on the
Tile and step in the mud
Out of sight, out of mind
And pushed to the side
Left for someone else to
Rationalize and justify

Puff, the magic Jesus floats
Around the universe
The United States is His favorite place
On the whole entire earth
So sing your songs and wave your flag
And thank the Lord for all you have
But what about them?
Did you forget about them?