These lyrics were first posted on August 22nd, 2005 over at Mortaljive. Note: the link is to a week’s worth of posting.

I repost these words here to mark the passing of time.

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A Toast to Noble Causes

Words are funny, they run and hide
They carry poison, they get you high
Marvelous, but better yet
Words are something
We haven’t yet destroyed…completely

Life is funny, full of pride and pain
Happy people, some of them insane
Beautiful, but oh so fleeting
Life is something
We haven’t yet destroyed…completely

Raise a glass
To the silent ones
Raise a glass
And look around the room
Raise a glass
And make a toast
A toast to noble causes
A toast to noble causes
To the silent ones

God is love, and surely god is hate
Hire him, he’ll jump right out your cake
Mysterious, in the cool of the garden
God is something
We haven’t yet destroyed…completely

Ghosts are made, a thousand different ways
Carry them, carry them all of your days
Curious, in the void
Ghosts are something
We haven’t yet destroyed…completely

Raise a glass
To the silent ones
Raise a glass
And look around the room
Raise a glass
And make a toast
A toast to noble causes
A toast to noble causes
To the silent ones

Words are funny, they run and hide
They carry poison, they get you high
Marvelous, but better yet
Words are something
We haven’t yet destroyed…completely

Life is funny, full of pride and pain
Happy people, some of them insane
Beautiful, but oh so fleeting
Life is something
We haven’t yet destroyed…completely

Raise a glass
To the silent ones
Raise a glass
And look around the room
Raise a glass
And make a toast
A toast to noble causes
A toast to noble causes
To the silent ones

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This song is dedicated to Cindy and Casey Sheehan.

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UPDATE: Bush and Congress are enjoying their vacations. Oh, and 14 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Chopper Crash.

Image from here.

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