It’s Breakfast in Gaza
There’s war around the street
It’s breakfast in Gaza
But there’s nothing here to eat
There’s a crackle of machine gunfire
The barking of a dog
And I can’t find my conscience
In this phosphorescent fog
From my bedroom I can see the stars
But there’s murder in the air
A random shell blew the house to Hell
So keep your head right down
So keep your head right down
It’s Breakfast in Gaza
I can’t find the juice
It’s Breakfast in Gaza
Invader’s on the loose
‘Rogue shots’ have killed the neighbours
And the chickens have all flown
And the message from outside
Is “You are on our own”
From my bedroom I can see the moon
And there’s romance in the air
But to move, or not risks a sniper’s shot
So keep your head right down
So keep your head right down
From my bedroom I can see the moon
And there’s romance in the air
But to move, or not risks a sniper’s shot
So keep your head right down
credits
from breakfast in gaza,
released November 7, 2010
Produced and Arranged by Hughes and Cripps