Name: Merry Christmas Anyway
Duration: P00H04M20S
Description: As heard on Jon Solomon's WPRB Holiday Marathon, 2022

Merry Christmas Anyway

by Deth Elf

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As heard on Jon Solomon's WPRB Holiday Marathon, 2022

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When I was seven my father had cancer
He died two days before Christmas
For many years I wanted an answer
Some way for God to justify this
But at some point you become like Job
And figure out that you'll never know, so

Merry Christmas anyway

And then came years of working in retail
It'll make you loathe the human race
There's no goodwill to men or brotherhood
Fighting over videogames and toys
Coworkers getting drunk after at the bar at the mall
It feels so sad, so petty and so small, but

The dark time of the year is suffocating
Some days all I want to do is cry
The sun is up after I leave for work
And sets before I can think about home
It sleets and hails and the windshield is frozen
Summer's memories are washed away, but

So what changed, it's a good question
Because now I love this time of year
Time dulls every knife, all pain is part of life
Nothing is clear-cut, and hope is always near
And there's a dark road that forks ahead
I guess I'm sentimental, that's better off than dead, so

Maybe you believe in a savior
Born so poor he sleeps with sheep and cows
Maybe you believe in rebirth of the sun
The year starting over out of the dark solstice
And maybe you believe in nothing particular
But it's in people you find your solace

CHORUS
Merry Christmas anyway
Merry Christmas anyway
We stayed up all night
Burning candles bright
Let's say good morning to the sun

So share some bread, share your drink, share your bed, share some ink
Share some dough, share a light, share the load, share a fright
Share a joke, share a cry, share a smoke, share a ride
Open your door, open your heart, open your wallet, it's a start
But it's not about the presents, it's not about the treats
It's not about colored lights or newsletters or feasts

It doesn't matter what you believe or say
It only matters what you do every day,

CHORUS
Merry Christmas anyway
Merry Christmas anyway
We stayed up all night
Burning candles bright
Let's say good morning to the sun

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released December 24, 2022
lyrics: Mary Jones
guitar, vocals: Mary Jones

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