The Stupendium - Lights on a Truck lyrics

Now I'm no wizard
And I'd probably be slade
When I say that I don't wish
That it was Christmas every day
'Cause the resulting economic instability
Would inhibit the
Facilities that exhibit all
That's Christmassy
Three weeks we'd all be sick of the nativity
Wincing at tinsel and gritting
Teeth at the festivities
And all the time people
Spend finding pine needles?
We'd soon see the futility
Of Christmas trees
Trees shed their green things because they
See that time is fleeting
Seasons greetings would weaken with
Weeks of repeating
Going on and on with holiday
Would just belay monotony


There's a reason the season is
A reasonably brief thing
Of course, the shops? They're likely to lie
'Cause there's an awful lot of things
They would like you to buy
So apart for a few barbecues in between
Christmas ends around June and
Starts again in July


So grab your favourite beverage
And raise it up
And know that Christmas isn't christened in
By lights on a truck
It's a time of year to hold
Near the ones that you love
So I hope it's more than coke
You're gonna toast with that cup
Because we're known to give up
When the outlook is grim
The world's so turned around it's
No wonder it spins
Christmas is forgiveness so forgive
It it's sins raise a glass
Just bask in the wonder it brings

It may be apt to assume me hypocritical
For my apathetic attitude
Towards the biblical
But you don't need to put
Your faith into a miracle
To see that one thing
Will always stand empirical:
No matter how you decorate the trees
The world is not a pretty place to be
And all it takes to see
All the hate and greed
Is per chance just to glance
At your HD screen and we replay these scenes
We say sweet dreams we rest our heads in our
Beds and forget the screams
Sound drowned by the festive sales machines
My gran would have been
Grateful for tangerines
So give me coal this December
It's not the gifts you get
What you spend or the splendour
It's a hearth in our hearts
Where we all come together
I'll light that coal
We can share in the embers
So whether you believe in the immaculate
You're undecided or you've sided
With the secular yeah, whatever is you're
Spiritual vernacular
Share in that warmth and
You'll have something spectacular


So grab your favourite beverage
And raise it up
And know that Christmas isn't christened in
By lights on a truck
It's a time of year to hold
Near the ones that you love
So I hope it's more than coke
You're gonna toast with that cup
Because we're known to give up
When the outlook is grim
The world's so turned around it's
No wonder it spins
Christmas is forgiveness so forgive
It it's sins raise a glass
Just bask in the wonder it brings

It's time to focus on what's important, so
Raise a toast and set that smile aglow
To your friends, to your family to tomorrows
To the past that's passed since a year ago
But every year that wait feels shorter though
And I know, it's not a nice thought to know
But the years melt by just sure as snow
And we've only got so many more to go

So hold them close and make the most
And as you make that toast
You taste that roast be you guest or host
Know you've been blessed with those
Who impress that most
In the wax in that candle in your chest
And no there is no festive ghost
Who'll let you try again
Take you back and show you
What might have been
So cherish each moment that you get to spend
'Cause the present is a gift
Share it with your friends


So grab your favourite beverage
And raise it up
And know that Christmas isn't christened in
By lights on a truck
It's a time of year to hold
Near the ones that you love
So I hope it's more than coke
You're gonna toast with that cup
Because we're known to give up
When the outlook is grim
The world's so turned around it's
No wonder it spins
Christmas is forgiveness so forgive
It it's sins raise a glass
Just bask in the wonder it brings

And raise it up
And know that Christmas isn't christened in
By lights on a truck
It's a time of year to hold
Near the ones that you love
So I hope it's more than coke
You're gonna toast with that cup
Because we're known to give up
When the outlook is grim
The world's so turned around it's
No wonder it spins
Christmas is forgiveness so forgive
It it's sins raise a glass
Just bask in the wonder it brings

So whatever your Christmas festivities
Spend the day in the church or in a onesie
Enjoying turkey and roast beef
Or nuts and goats cheese
Be grateful each plateful
And spare a thought for those who won't be
Yeah the world's going off the rails
And we need more to fix
It than trinkets and retail
But this season love and
Family will always prevail
Until we riot over deals in the January sales