Laughing With – Regina Spektor
Brilliant new song by Regina Spector from her forthcoming album ‘Far’
Laughing With Video by regina spektor – MySpace Video
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No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one’s laughing at God when they’re starving or freezing or so very poorNo one laughs at God when the doctor calls after some routine tests
No one’s laughing at God when it’s gotten real late and their kid’s not back from that party yetNo one laughs at God when their airplane starts to uncontrollably shake
No one’s laughing at God when they see the one they love hand in hand with someone else and they hope that they’re mistaken
No one laughs at God when the cops knock on their door and they say “We’ve got some bad new, sir,”
No one’s laughing at God when there’s a famine, fire or floodBut God can be funny
At a cocktail party while listening to a good God-themed joke or
Or when the crazies say he hates us and they get so red in the head you think that they’re about to chokeGod can be funny
When told he’ll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie
Who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa ClausGod can be so hilarious
Ha ha
Ha haNo one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a war
No one’s laughing at God when they’ve lost all they got and they don’t know what forNo one laughs at God on the day they realize that the last sight they’ll ever see is a pair of hateful eyes
No one’s laughing at God when they’re saying their goodbyesBut God can be funny
At a cocktail party while listening to a good God-themed joke or
Or when the crazies say he hates us and they get so red in the head you think that they’re about to chokeGod can be funny
When told he’ll give you money if you just pray the right way
And when presented like a genie
Who does magic like Houdini
Or grants wishes like Jiminy Cricket and Santa ClausGod can be so hilarious
No one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a warNo one laughs at God in a hospital
No one laughs at God in a warNo one’s laughing at God in a hospital
No one’s laughing at God in a warNo one’s laughing at God when they’re starving or freezing or so very poor
No one’s laughing at God
No one’s laughing at God
No one’s laughing at God
We’re all laughing with God
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What do you think she’s saying?
That’s a pretty cool song. I had heard some of her music before but that was quite different
Brilliant song Glenn – she’s a great singer – and her lyrics and music flow together beautifully.
Your own question is a good one – what is she saying? Probably a lot of things. The last line ‘we’re all laughing with God’ is intriguing.
We must discuss it over a coffee…. Pád.
great stuff isn’t it. Hope you guys are well.