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Jenin
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Singer/Songwriter
Jenin was released on December 5, 2007 by Irregular Records as a part of the album The Commons
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Release DateDecember 5, 2007
LabelIrregular Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM193

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
David Rovics
David Rovics
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
David Rovics
David Rovics
Songwriter, Composer, Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Juan Soroeta Liceras
Juan Soroeta Liceras
Producer

Lyrics

Child, what will you remember
When you recall your sixteenth year?
The horrid sound of helicopter gunships
The rumble of the tanks as they drew near
As the world went about its business
And I burned another tank of gasoline
The Dow Jones lost a couple points that day
While you were crying in the city of Jenin
Did they even give your parents warning
Before they blew the windows out with shells
While you hid inside the high school basement
Amidst the ringing of church bells
As you watched your teacher crumple by the doorway
And in England they were toasting to the Queen
You were so far from the thoughts of so many
Huddled in the city of Jenin
Were you thinking of the taunting of the soldiers
Or of the shit they smeared upon the walls?
Were you thinking of your cousin after torture
Or Tel Aviv and its glittering shopping malls?
When the fat men in their mansions say that you don't want peace
Did you wonder what they mean
As you sat amidst the stench inside the darkness
In the shattered city of Jenin?
What went through your mind on that day
At the sight of your mother's vacant eyes
As she lay still among the rubble
Beneath the blue Middle Eastern skies
As you stood upon this bulldozed building
Beside the settlements and their hills so green
As your tears gave way to grim determination
Amidst the ruins of the city of Jenin
And why should anybody wonder
As you stepped on board
The crowded bus across the Green Line
And you reached inside your jacket for the cord
Were you thinking of your neighbors' buried bodies
As you made the stage for this scene
As you set off the explosives that were strapped around your waist
Were you thinking of the city of Jenin?
Written by: David Rovics
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