On fathers dragging their families to the mall:

“Fast as the wind, the invasion has begun

Shaking the ground with the force of a thousand guns

First in the line of fire, first into hostile land

Tanks leading the way, leading the way.”

– “Ghost Division”

On families spending an afternoon at the mall:

“From the underground rose a hope of freedom as a whisper

City in despair, but they never lost their faith

Women, men, and children fight.”

– “Uprising”

On looking for parking at the mall:

“I feel my fire starts to burn

The heat controlling my mind

Berserk, a savage running wild

Within me the beast starts to roar.”

– “Into the Fire”

On finally leaving the mall:

“Once we were soldiers, once we were young

We have found our peace, we’ve seen the end.”

– “Purple Heart”

On the rise of online shopping giants like Amazon:

“It’s the nature of time that the old ways must give in

It’s the nature of time that the new ways comes in sin

When the new meets the old it always ends the ancient ways

And as history told the old ways go out in a blaze.”

– “Shiroyama”

On being nagged by your significant other while trying to shop for her/him:

“And as the night falls the general calls

And the battle carries on and on

How long?

What is the purpose of it all?”

– “The Price of a Mile”

On last-minute shopping for your significant other:

“Desperation

Desperation

It’s a desperate race against the mine

And a race against time.”

– “Winged Hussars”

On working in retail during the holiday season:

“Has man gone insane?

A few will remain

Who’ll find a way

To live one more day.”

– “A Lifetime of War”

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On dealing with difficult return/exchange/refund policies:

“We! We will resist and bite!

Bite hard, ‘cause we are all in sight

We! We take up arms and fight!

Fight hard, resist and do what’s right!”

– “Resist and Bite”

On waiting in line to purchase the most sought-after toy of the season:

“Rise, nation’s pride

Hold what’s yours

Strike’em where it hurts

Fight, hold your ground

Winter war

Reinforce the line.”

– “Talvisota”

On failing to purchase the most sought-after toy of the season before it sold out:

“How many dreams did fade away

Broken promises

They won’t be coming home.”

– “Cliffs of Gallipoli”

On the struggle to find a present for the most difficult member of the family:

“Who could ever have believed

Seems like nothing’s been achieved

Just to walk a day, go all the way, the fronts are closing in

As the end is drawing near.”

– “Hearts of Iron”

On what happens to spoiled children who always get everything they want:

“All I see give to me, that is my decree

My will be done.”

– “Carolus Rex”

On successfully purchasing and keeping presents hidden until they are fully wrapped:

“Undetected

Unexpected

Wings of glory

Tell their story

Aviation

Deviation

Undetected

Stealth perfected.”

– “Night Witches”

On cleaning up after the presents have all been opened:

“I stand alone

And gaze upon the battlefield

Wasteland

Is all that’s left after the fight.”

– “The Art of War”

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