“Alternative” Lyrics 273

Topic: Donald J. Trump; Republicans; Republican Party; Matthew Whitaker
“One Last Hope” by Danny DeVito from Hercules

So, ya wanna be a hero, kid?
Well, whoop-de-do!
I have been around the block before
With blockheads just like you

Each and everyone a disappointment
Pain for which there ain’t no ointment
So much for excuses
Though a kid of Zeus is
Asking me to jump into the fray
My answer is two words
OK
You win
Oh gods
Oy vay!

I’d given up hope that someone would come along
A fellow who’d ring the bell for once
Not the gong
The kind who wins trophies
Won’t settle for low fees
At least semi-pro fees
But no, I get the greenhorn

I’ve been out to pasture pal, my ambition gone
Content to spend lazy days and to graze my lawn
But you need an advisor
A satyr, but wiser
A good merchandiser
And oh!
There goes my ulcer!

I’m down to one last hope
And I hope it’s you
Though, kid, you’re not exactly
A dream come true
I’ve trained enough turkeys
Who never came through
You’re my one last hope
So you’ll have to do

Demigods have faced the odds
And ended up a mockery
Don’t believe the stories
That you read on all the crockery

To be a true hero, kid, is a dying art
Like painting a masterpiece, it’s a work of heart
It takes more than sinew
Comes down to what’s in you
You have to continue to grow
Now that’s more like it!

I’m down to one last shoot
And my last high note
Before that blasted Underworld
Gets my goat
My dreams are on you, kid
Go make ’em come true
Climb that uphill slope
Keep pushing that envelope
You’re my one last hope
And, kid, it’s up to you

https://youtu.be/VCH5dp0PxsY

“Alternative” Lyrics 272

Topic: Donald J. Trump; Resistance
Auxiliary Topic: Republicans; Republican Party; Resistance
“A Man Has Dreams” by David Tomlinson and Dick Van Dyke from Mary Poppins

A man has dreams of walking with giants
To carve his niche in the edifice of time
Before the mortar of his zeal
Has a chance to congeal

The cup is dashed from his lips
The flame is snuffed aborning
He’s brought to rack and ruin in his prime

My world was calm, well ordered, exemplary
Then came this person, with chaos in her wake
And now my life’s ambitions go with one fell blow
It’s quite a bitter pill to take

A spoonful of sugar that is all it takes
It changes bread and water into tea and cakes
A spoonful of sugar goes a long, long way
‘Ave yourself a ‘ealthy ‘elpin’ ev’ry day

You’re a man of ‘igh position
Esteemed by your peers
And when your little tykes are cryin’
You ‘aven’t time to dry their tears
And see them grateful little faces
Smilin’ up at you
Because their dad, ‘e always knows
Just what to do

You’ve got to grind, grind, grind
At that grindstone
Though child’ood slips like sand through a sieve
And all too soon they’ve up and grown
And then they’ve flown
And it’s too late for you to give
Just that spoonful of sugar
To ‘elp the medicine go down
The medicine go down, the medicine go down

https://youtu.be/VrfbmGrGV7U

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Topic: Resistance
“Sister Suffragette” by Glynis Johns from Mary Poppins

We’re clearly soldiers in petticoats
And dauntless crusaders for woman’s votes
Though we adore men individually
We agree that as a group they’re rather stupid!

Cast off the shackles of yesterday!
Shoulder to shoulder into the fray!
Our daughters’ daughters will adore us
And they’ll sign in grateful chorus
“Well done, Sister Suffragette!”

From Kensington to Billingsgate
One hears the restless cries!
From ev’ry corner of the land:
“Womankind, arise!”
Political equality and equal rights with men!
Take heart! For Missus Pankhurst has been clapped in irons again!

No more the meek and mild subservients we!
We’re fighting for our rights, militantly!
Never you fear!

So, cast off the shackles of yesterday!
Shoulder to shoulder into the fray!
Our daughters’ daughters will adore us
And they’ll sign in grateful chorus
“Well done! Well done!
Well done Sister Suffragette!”

https://youtu.be/r38IFaAtFXI

“Alternative” Lyrics 270

Topic: Resistance
“Change the World” by V6

Original / Romaji Lyrics
I want to change the world
Kaze wo kakenukete, nanimo osorezuni
Ima yuuki to, egao no kakera daite
Change my mind
Jounetsu tayasazu ni, takanaru mirai e
Te wo nobaseba, kagayakeru hazu sa
It’s wonderland

Haiiro no sora no kanata, nanika oitekita
Kimi wa mayoinagara, sagashitsuzukeru
Kimi no kokoro furueteta, asu no mienai yo
Nani mo shinjirarezu, mimi wo fusagu
Kimi ni deaeta toki, honto no ibasho mitsuketa
Nanigenai yasashisa ga, koko ni atte
Bokura mezameru

I want to change the world
Nido to mayowanai, kimi to iru mirai
Katachidoreba, dokomademo toberu sa
Change my mind
Jounetsu tayasazu ni, shiranai ashita e
Tsubasa hiroge, habatakeru hazu sa
It’s wonderland

Bokura wa onaji sekai wo, oyogitsuzuketeru
Tagai no negai e, todoku hi made
Minna onaji fuan kakaete, sasaeaeru yo
Tachidomaru shunkan ni, mitsumeteru
Kono basho ni iru

I want to change the world
Kono te hanasazu ni, mimamoru hitomi wo
Uketometara, nandatte dekiru hazu
Change my mind
Hitori ni sasenai, minna koko ni iru
Donna koto mo, tsukinukete ikou
It’s wonderland

I want to change the world
Kaze wo kakenukete, nanimo osoerezuni
Ima yuuki to, egao no kakera daite
Change my mind
Jounetsu tayasazu ni, takanaru mirai e
Te wo nobaseba, kagayakeru hazu sa
It’s wonderland

An English Translation
I want to change the world,
Pierce through the winds,
I’m not afraid of anything, now with the courage
and fragments of the smile I hold.

Change my mind,
Without losing my passion,
If I reach out my hand to the beating future,
I’m sure to shine,
It’s wonderland.

Beyond the grey skies,
Something was left behind,
You wandered about,
And kept on searching about.

Your heart trembled,
The morning of a night you couldn’t see.
Unable to believe anything,
With covered ears…

When I met you,
I’d found where I truly belong,
With the casual kindness
That’s here,
We awaken.

I want to change the world
I won’t lose my way again,
With you, if we could shape the future,
We can fly anywhere.

Change my mind
Without losing my passion
I spread my wings to an unknown new day,
I’m sure they will unfurl,
It’s wonderland

We continue to swim in
The same world,
Until the day we reach each others’ dreams.
We all carry around the same uneasiness,
And we hold each other up.
The moment we stop, we’ll be
At the place we’ve looked for.

I want to change the world
Without letting go of my hand,
Accept that I am watching over you,
And I’m sure you can do anything.

Change my mind,
I won’t let you do this alone,
We’re all here.
We’ll break through whatever is there,
It’s wonderland.

I want to change the world,
Pierce through the winds,
I’m not afraid of anything, now with the courage
and fragments of the smile I hold.

Change my mind,
Without losing my passion,
If I reach out my hand to the beating future,
I’m sure to shine,
It’s wonderland.

“Alternative” Lyrics 269

Topic: Resistance; Forefathers; Donald J. Trump; Republicans; Republican Party
“Wreck-It, Wreck-It Ralph” by Buckner & Garcia from Wreck-It Ralph

Wreck it Ralph is a giant of a man
Nine feet tall with really big hands
Living in a stump on his very own land
Until his world went crazy

He was minding his own business on the day they came
They showed a piece of paper saying eminent domain
They built an apartment building saying progress was to blame
But he got mad
And he turned bad
Brick by brick he’s gonna take his land back

Wreck it, Wreck it Ralph, as fast as you can
You know you can do it with your colossal hands
So don’t let fix it Felix and that building stand
I wreck it (I wreck it)
I fix it (I fix it)
I wreck it (I wreck it)
I fix it (I fix it)

You fixed it

Fix it Felix is a really great guy
Watch him get all turbo-charged when he eats a pie
Not just a superintendent
He’s a super super guy
And everybody loves him

With his trusty tool belt and steel toed shoes
Nicelanders believe that Felix just can’t lose
So when wreck it Ralph starts to come unglued
He doesn’t get mad
‘Cause he’s so rad
Brick by brick he’s gonna build it back

Fix it, fix it Felix, as fast as you can
Use the magic hammer you got from your old man
But you know wreck it Ralph won’t let that building stand
I wreck it (I wreck it)
I fix it (I fix it)
I wreck it (I wreck it)
I fix it (I fix it)

Every level tension’s getting stronger
So be careful just a little longer
You’ll get a medal when your work is through
Just for you
Just for you
Just for you

Wreck it, wreck it Ralph, as fast as you can
You know you can do it with your colossal hands
So don’t let fix it Felix and that building stand
I wreck it (I wreck it)
I fix it (I fix it)

Fix it, fix it Felix, as fast as you can
Use the magic hammer you got from your old man
But you know wreck it Ralph won’t let that building stand
I wreck it (I wreck it)
I fix it (I fix it)
I wreck it (I wreck it)
I fix it (I fix it)

You fixed it

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