“Light Song”

Lyrics by Rachel Greenspan

(to the tune of “Fight Song” by Rachel Platten)

Just a small drop of the oil we need lasting 8 days, planting deep seeds

We know a small revolt can crack history open

We might only have one flame, but we’ll set things in motion

What would the Maccabees say if they could see our strength today?

Celebrate with us tonight, can you see this glowing shine?

This is our light song, Chanukah light song, fight for our rights song

We know we belong to a people so strong, we’ll sing our light song

And we don’t really care if nobody else believes, cause we have seen nissim gadolim

Fought against Antiochus, we were oppressed but made a fuss

They hurried up and left, the Temple was a mess, we cleaned up the place and made it home

Could we light our ner with this alone? How could it ever last? Barely enough to flash

And all our people hoped and prayed the oil would last for all 8 days

Even after all this time, in our hearts we see the shine

This is our light song, Chanukah light song, fight for our rights song

We know we belong to a people so strong, we’ll sing our light song

And we don’t really care if nobody else believes, cause we have seen nissim gadolim

Just a small drop of the oil we need lasting 8 days, planting deep seeds

We know a small revolt can crack history open

We might only have one flame, but we’ll set things in motion

This is our light song, Chanukah light song, fight for our rights song

We know we belong to a people so strong, we’ll sing our light song

And we don’t really care if nobody else believes, cause we have seen nissim gadolim

Cause we have seen nissim gadolim