Griffin House - I Remember (It's Happening Again) [Official Music Video] video free download


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"I Remember (It's Happening Again)" by Griffin House from Flying Upside Down, available now.

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"I Remember (It's Happening Again)" Lyrics:

My grandpa fought in World War II

My uncle fought in 'Nam

My father was too young

He went to school and met my mom

And her dad always told us stories around dinner time

And there's one he told when I was young that sticks out in my mind

He said ten years after daddy taught me bout the birds and bees

I was stranded in Pearl Harbor fighting off the Japanese

When the kamikaze pilots came and dove in without warning

I was on the Arizona on a warm December morning

(Chorus)

I Remember

When I was a younger man

We were soldiers

Fighting in a foreign land

Now I'm older

And it's happening again

It was hard to have forgiveness for the things they did that day

And our President decided we should make their people pay

So we dropped on Nagasaki and we cut 'em down to size

And the one we dropped on Hiroshima left them vaporized

And I heard some Christian sing, what would Jesus do

What if you were on the wrong side, would he point the gun at you

And they read through every word of Matthew, Mark and Luke and John

So they could see if killing was the side that Christ was on

(Chorus)

And they separate the church and state

And keep God out of school

So our governments can educate

Based upon their rules

But people start to wonder if our politics make sense

When religion is our best excuse for national defense

And when our citizens start saying that our wars are not okay

And Washington keeps telling them God loves the USA

And they teach us history so we can learn from our mistakes

And this generation wants to know how many years it takes

To change the way we treat our neighbors all across the land

Cause if we don't change our hearts we repeat the past again

I Remember

When I was a younger man

We were soldiers

Fighting in a foreign land

Now we're older

And it's happening again

(Instrumental break)

When my grandpa finished talking

We went walking, he and I

I was thinking of the future and how scared I was to die

Now my best friend's overseas in the desert where it's dry

Fighting for our country and I need a reason why

I Remember

When he was a younger man

Now he's a solider

Fighting in a foreign land

Now we're older

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Comments

8 years ago

Kyle Megginson

Was at this guys show last night at the Levitt. He played this one. Never heard of him before. The show was solid and his songwriting was great. A number of great songs played. This one in particular stood out. He mentioned the youtube vid so here i am! Great song. Even better live! Good luck to Griffin House!

9 years ago

Brian Buschmann

I hear Cash and many other new tones. Nice song.

9 years ago

John Martin

Excelent song....defiantly one of my favorite songs ever!!!

9 years ago

Bill Voves

A few notes: He does mention Viet Nam in the song, along with WWII, and our current wars in the Mideast; I heard him live in Chicago the other night and he is a terrific storyteller; that really is his grandfather in the video who did serve in WWII; regardless of what you believe about religion, anyone who thinks religion hasn't played a role in many wars throughout history has not learned from history and maybe that's why 'It's Happening Again'.

9 years ago

sbosco10

that was incredibly powerful

9 years ago

dakota stone

i love this song so muchit has a great meaning

9 years ago

Carolyn Heppner

NO MORE WARS!!!!!!! <3

10 years ago

Matt Moulthrop

Griffin is AWESOME

10 years ago

Cinnamonbuns13

Try enlisting then your opinion will matter regarding war. Dumbass.

10 years ago

Dennis Cimmino

Are you an ass? I hope you get raped and then let me me hear you say "war is not an option."

10 years ago

Dennis Cimmino

There were no Kamikazi's at Pearl Harbor!!!!!!!!!! And what's with the Vietnam War footage when you're singing about WWII?

10 years ago

2007GoingOn1984

Really? Because I had an Iraqi tell me the same thing about the Baathe party and Saddam.

11 years ago

Eden Helmore

probably the best war song of the decade

11 years ago

Tailbite123

lyrics op

11 years ago

amber lineberry

love this music!!

11 years ago

Aceamzing

I don't even like country, but these lyrics have so much meaning :3

11 years ago

TheQOGH

Powerful. Shades of Deja Vu by John Fogarty. Will have to look into your music Griffin.

11 years ago

Ashley Buck

My Grandad was a Royal Marine Commando in WW2 and i'm so proud of him even if he isn't here anymore. I've fought in Afghanistan and the locals i met loved us and supported what we were doing. RIP to all the fallen.

11 years ago

MrPopeno25

When you are in Afghanistan and you ask the locals how they like america and their answer is "Everything was better when Taliban was in control" makes you stop and really think about what the fuck we are doing.

12 years ago

Lonsterlmfu

CRYING....again.... good grief. I'm at work and I'm all water works. <3

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