Drove the car down to the top of the parking ramp fourth of july sat out on the hood couple warm beers and watched the fireworks explode in the sky there was an exodus of birds from the trees cuz they didn't know we were only pretending and the people all looked up and looked pleased and the birds flew around like the whole world was ending and I—I don't think war is no-bull and I don't like to think love is like war but I got a big hot cherry bomb and I want to slip it through the mail slot in your front door.

—Ani DiFranco, "Independence Day"