Jewish rocker Peter Himmelman has written a new song in support of Israel in its conflict with Hamas. (Courtesy)
“Maximum Restraint” is a departure for Himmelman, who is the son-in-law of music legend Bob Dylan.
“I’ve never been political before, but things are so over the top right now that I felt I had to act,” he says. “The out-and-out anti-Semitism is incredible.”
Maximum Restraint (written and performed by Peter Himmelman)
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Published on Jul 24, 2014
Maximum Restraint Lyrics:
Rockets raining down from Gaza, they can tear a man to shreds
Just imagine what they can do to babies sleeping in their beds
Close to 3000 comin in so far, on our cities and our towns
Obama looks confused, John Kerry wears a perpetual frown
When someone comes to kill you
In the middle of the night
Don’t try to defend yourself
Don’t use an ounce of might
Just sit there quietly and try hard not to faint
As the world calls out for – maximum restraint
They’re shooting grads and quassams, from hospitals, mosques and schools
When they photograph their dead and dying Hamas just sits and drools
Another photo op to take, take straight to CNN
they paint Israel as the aggressor – and then it all begins again
When someone comes to kill you
In the middle of the night
Don’t try to defend yourself
Don’t use an ounce of might
Just sit there quietly and try hard not to faint
As the world calls out for – maximum restraint
Even France is getting the picture, Canada sure does too
Time to take the gloves off, time this shit is through
But the White House wants a cease fire, they wanna hand Hamas a win
Not only is that insane, it constitutes a sin
When someone comes to kill you
In the middle of the night
Don’t try to defend yourself
Don’t use an ounce of might
Just sit there quietly and try hard not to faint
As the world calls out for – maximum restraint
We gave them back Gaza and they started their missile attacks
Then they went cryin to the UN when Israel hit them back
Too few Jews have died, there must be something wrong
Israel must be cheating, it’s not fair that they’re so strong
When someone comes to kill you
In the middle of the night
Don’t try to defend yourself
Don’t use an ounce of might
Just sit there quietly and try hard not to faint
As the world calls out for – maximum restraint
Peter Himmelman, guitars, vocals
Al Wolovitch, bass
Greg Herzenach, guitars
Jimi Englund, drums
Produced by Peter Himmelman, Al Wolovitch and Greg Herzenach
