Songs:Already Done (83756)

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Contents 1 Trivia, story behind the song, etc. 2 Lyrics 3 Listener comments about this song 4 Tags

Trivia, story behind the song, etc.

"Already Done" was written the same day as "Tick Tock" about a month after September 11th -- and is another take on tragedy. And the tragedy of when the grieving process never makes it past anger. This song is a lot of things to me. It's a memorial, first. Then it's an expression of dismay -- that, even after experiencing first hand the tragic affects of division among the world's people -- our response was orthodox nationalism. I would say our response is an inappropriate memorial.

-- Danny Schmidt

Lyrics

ALREADY DONE

It was silent in Manhattan when the mountains tumbled down
With waves of dust that scoured the streets 'til words themselves were drowned
It’s a book of moving Polaroids: Jumpers jump and eyeballs bleed.
A trail of tears to Jersey. The skyline on her knees.
It’s already done.

There’s a hole in Pennsylvania where the White House might've been
Cause bad men learned to fly grenades but good ones pulled the pin
And the Allegheny sings her prayers, a heroes' mass, a single grave
Confetti ‘cross the forest marks the ticker-tape parade.
It’s already done.

Well I guess I never really understood the rules of war
And who exactly it’s ok, or not, to go and burn
Terror flies it’s flag up high -- this side white and that side black
But terror’s just the timing -- who kicked first, and who kicked back
It’s already done.

If there was hope down in the rubble I’d hoped that it was this
That in our vulnerability we’d open up our fists
And lay hands upon the ruined and lay wrench upon the come unfixed
And though we cannot heal them we shall see no more get sick
It’s already done.

    Already done when I heard “less than human” come from the lips of our president
    Already done when I heard some guy shot some guy right through his turbaned head
    Already done when I heard eyes for eyes might somehow help us find our dead
    It’s already done when I heard our boys say the same words their boys said.

If you’re gonna fly your flag my friend be mindful how it’s made
And see it’s got six billion stars and stripes of every shade
And hang it in the door frame until the door itself’s repaired
'Til all the grieving’s come its course and there’s no one left that’s scared

Copyright 2003. Words and music by Danny Schmidt

Listener comments about this song

This is becoming one of my fav songs of Danny's. The words seem to echo what I feel..."I guess I've never understood the rules of war, who exactly it was okay to burn" & "who kicked first and who kicked last"....damn! Keep on writing Danny...Cindy 17:46, July 27, 2006 (AKDT)

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Already Done by Danny Schmidt SONG
on the album Make Right The Time Buy Danny Schmidt at CD-Baby Make Right The Time	Request this song: Already Done (Only logged in and authenticated users can make requests.) Overall rating: (42 votes) Your rating: You have to login to give your opinion about songs. Length: 5:44 Times played: 108 People hearing: 3138 Times requested: 94 First played: Nov 30th, 2004 Last played: Nov 12th, 2008 Previously played: Oct 12th, 2008 Song ID#: 83756	Listener rankings: 5 stars=Phillip ♦ Kelli ♦ Esther ♦ Jim ♦ chinook ♦ DogNut ♦ Firewalk ♦ Chili ♦ ReWoven ♦ Dwax ♦ Bisbonian ♦ Fine-line ♦ RickHap ♦ Debry ♦ LuAnna ♦ Cater ♦ dolcefarniente ♦ Big Daddy Lee ♦ Oldcajun ♦ BlueRidge ♦ Atuuschaaw ♦ Amishlaw ♦ Bleau ♦ Kazookid ♦ Robin ♦ Kimchifox 4 stars=Messtaken ♦ JC ♦ sparx ♦ Reed ♦ Dean ♦ Whistling owl ♦ countrydave ♦ Rubber Soul ♦ Mert ♦ Scobey ♦ Griffin ♦ Sharpston 3 stars=Hexaba ♦ CooleyBufo ♦ Pyrite ♦ 12-stringer