Lyrics
Angry words and honking cars
Satellites and falling stars
Distant dark blue radios that whisper down my boulevards
Ghosts and chains rattle in the attic
Broken headphones filled with static
Lonely room you’ve got nowhere to run
3, 2, 1 for all and all for 1
Times will be bad, times will be good
Things I wish I hadn’t done and some I wish I would
Cutting through the American noise
You’ve got a voice and a song to sing (and a song to sing)
Drink deep in the morning
Drink deep in the morning
See what the day will bring
La da da da
Lift up your voice
Let love cut through the American noise
La da da da
Lift up your voice
Let love cut through the American noise
Lady Gaga has a hit song called "Blah Blah Blah" (???!) The day's news programs are filled with endless bickering between Republicans and Democrats about who is to blame for the U.S. government shutdown. 500 channels and nothing worthwhile on the the radio.
Evey time I move my computer mouse a new ad pops up. Images fill the top and bottom of any website I visit, flashing animated lead lines at me like "miracle belly fat loss" or "find Latina girls here."
How can I help my children and my students cut through this American Noise? So many worthless distractions...
The boys' orchestra conductor, just this weekeend, mentioned this. People these days, he feared, tend to surf and dabble. They never seem to study (or listen or think) deeply. Even their relationships are distant and superficial. People become, like information, something to tune into for a short time and then file on a shelf for later or throw away all together.
Help me Lord, to have the wisdom to tune out the noise, and to tune into my family and friends. Help me to know the difference between what is worthwhile and what is merely a distraction that drains my time and energy.
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