lyrics that might mean something

Craig Bateman"Africa"This is a song for AfricaGod hear this prayer for AfricaToo much dyin, too much fearBefore you know it, time's gonna disappearWe play a prayer for AfricaGod Hear this prayer for AfricaAll our wealth, all their painRight next door, and a world awayWe sing a prayer for AfricaGod hear this prayer for AfricaToo many souls, slippin awayLet these hands, carry the weightWe sing a prayer for AfricaGod hear this prayer for AfricaToo many souls, slippin awayLet these hands, carry the weight.............................................................................from "Jacob's Ladder by chumbawumbaA million lifetimesLeft dying in the sunIn the streets down in WhitehallDog's picking at the bones9/11 got branded9/11 got soldThere'll be no-one left to waterAll the seeds you sowed Chorus On this Jacob's LadderThe only way up is downOne step from disasterTwo to make the higher groundJacob's Ladder ........................................................................from "Living In Between"Tony HanikAt the edge of the desertIn cold tenement roomsWading across the riverBy the light of the moonAt night when they go to sleepWithout enough to eatThey won't say a thingBut you'll hear them screamThey know what it is to needThey pay for our greedThey live in betweenThe nightmare and a dreamA world without evilA world without warWhere everyone's equalWe've all heard it beforeWe hunger for peace and lightWe seek them through power and mightSo we squander our meansOn absurd weapon schemesWe forget what it means to prayWe're breathing from day to dayWe live in betweenThe nightmare and a dreamWe live in betweenThe nightmare and the dream..........................................................................."beautiful occupation"travisDon't just stand there watching it happeningI can't stand itDon't feel itSomething's telling meDon't wanna go out this wayBut have a nice dayThen read it in the headlinesWatch it on the TVPut it in the backgroundStick it in the bagStick it in the bagFor the beautiful occupationThe beautiful occupationYou don't need an invitationTo drop in upon a nationI'm too cynicalI'm just sitting hereI'm just wasting my timeHalf a million civillians gonna die todayBut look the wrong wayThen read it in the headlinesWatch it on the TVPut it in the backgroundStick it in the bagStick it in the bagFor the beautiful occupationThe beautiful occupationYou don't need an invitationTo drop in upon a nationDon't just stand there watching it happeningI can't stand itDon't feel itSomething telling meDon't wanna go out this wayBut have a nice dayThen read it in the headlinesWatch it on the TVPut it in the backgroundStick in the bagStick in the bagFor the beautiful occupationThe beautiful occupationDon't need an invitationTo drop in upon a nationThe beautiful occupationThe beautiful occupationSo much for an interventionDon't call the united nations