Steppenwolf Monster Lyrics

Monster Lyrics

Once the religious, the hunted and weary
Chasing the promise of freedom and
hope
Came to this country to build a new vision
Far from the reaches of
Kingdom and pope

Like good Christians some would burn the
witches
Later some got slaves to gather riches

But still from near
and far to seek America
They came by thousands, to court the wild
But she
just patiently smiled and bore a child
To be their spirit and guiding
light

And once the ties with the crown had been broken
Westward in
saddle and wagon it went
And till the railroad linked ocean to ocean
Many
the lives which had come to an end

While we bullied, stole and bought a
homeland
We began the slaughter of the red man

But still from near
and far to seek America
They came by thousands to court the wild
But she
just patiently smiled and bore a child
To be their spirit and guiding
light

The Blue and Grey they stomped it
They kicked it just like a
dog
And when the war was over
They stuffed it just like a hog

And
though the past has its share of injustice
Kind was the spirit in many a
way
But its protectors and friends have been sleeping
Now it's a monster
and will not obey

The spirit was freedom and justice
And its keepers
seemed generous and kind
Its leaders were supposed to serve the
country
But now they won't pay it no mind
Cause the people grew fat and
got lazy
Now their vote is a meaningless joke
They babble about law and
order
But it's all just an echo of what they've been told

Yeah,
there's a monster on the loose
It's got our heads into the noose
And it
just sits there watchin'

The cities have turned into jungles
And
corruption is stranglin' the land
The police force is watching the
people
And the people just can't understand
We don't know how to mind our
own business
'Cause the whole world's got to be just like us
Now we are
fighting a war over there
No matter who's the winner we can't pay the
cost

'Cause there's a monster on the loose
It's got our heads into
the noose
And it just sits there watchin'

America, where are you
now
Don't you care about your sons and daughters
Don't you know we need
you now
We can't fight alone against the monster

America, where are
you now
Don't you care about your sons and daughters
Don't you know we
need you now
We can't fight alone against the monster

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America... (three more times, then fade)