Story Behind The Song
Reflections of Christmas, past and present
Song Description
An individual reflecting upon the Christmas season - what is current, the hurriedness of people, the forgotten true meaning of Christmas, and some Christmases in the past that were less than "Hallmark" style!
| Song Length |
5:49 |
Genre |
Unique - Holiday, Folk - Traditional |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Diplomatic |
Subject |
Spirituality, You, Yours |
| Similar Artists |
Sufjan Stevens |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
PALINGENESIA
Music and lyrics by JoJo Worthington © 2019
All rights reserved
Verse 1:
I stay inside,
and I watch the earth refined to snow and ice.
In Canada,
there's a Christmas sale
at Canadian Tire.
CHORUS:
Gloria!
There's a Christmas tree
in every shopping mall.
Throw up your hands!
For the Lord of all
has a gift card to The Gap.
Verse 2:
O family tree,
all the mysteries that have been revealed.
Our table gets
smaller every year
as we disappear in the snow.
CHORUS:
In America,
there's a girl who's going
to be a star someday.
In Bethlehem,
there's a boy who's going to
give himself away.
Verse 3:
My Grandpa passed
in the nursing home ten years after his wife.
She fell down,
and we spent that Christmas
wearing hospital gowns.
CHORUS:
Gloria!
For the Lord of all has
come to earth at last!
Fall on your knees!
For the gifts He brings are
never going to pass!
Do doo doo do...aaaah