"From Her Lips to God's Ears (The Energizer)" is a song by the

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-based punk rock band

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, released as the second single from their 2005 album ''

Searching for a Former Clarity ''Searching for a Former Clarity'' is the third album by the Gainesville, Florida punk rock band Against Me!, produced by J. Robbins and released on September 6, 2005, by Fat Wreck Chords. Supported by singles and music videos for the songs " ...

''. Like the first single "

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", it was released exclusively on twelve-inch vinyl with a

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ed version of the song as the A-side and the album version as the B-side. The A-side version was remixed by

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of the

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. The single was limited to 3,185 copies. The lyrics of the song address then-

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on the subject of the

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, with lines such as "After all this death and destruction, do you really think your actions advocate freedom?" and "Condoleezza, what are we gonna do now?" The

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for "From Her Lips to God's Ears (The Energizer)" depicts a fantasy world analogous to that of '' The Wizard of Oz''. A young girl with the head of a

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, after watching news footage of

defending the United States' police actions in the Iraq War, sets out along a

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in search of Rice. Along the way she is joined by two men, one with the head of a pig and the other with the head of a

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, both of whom are also seeking Rice. The trio arrive at a palace in which they find an

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puppet with Rice's televised face, to which they pose the question "What are we gonna do now?" The question confounds and overloads the puppet, and the trio escape as it and the building collapse and explode.

Track listing

Personnel

Band

Laura Jane Grace Laura Jane Grace (born Thomas James Gabel; November 8, 1980) is an American musician best known as the founder, lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the punk rock band Against Me!. In addition to Against Me!, Grace fronts the band Laura ...

–

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, lead

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* James Bowman –

, backing vocals * Andrew Seward –

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, backing vocals * Warren Oakes –

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Production

J. Robbins James Robbins (best known as J. Robbins) is an American rock musician. Career Robbins began his career as a bassist for Government Issue, and has also led five of his own bands: Jawbox, Rollkicker Laydown, Burning Airlines, Channels, and Of ...

– producer,

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, mixing engineer * Alan Douches – mastering

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