Why do Wars exist
in this modern age?
Why is killing part
of the politicians rage?
Why do we think
this war will end all wars?
Why do leaders of countries
break all of their laws?
War is legal murder,
Why should this be?
If I commit a murder
I don't expect to be free..
Why is the power of the leader
often misused?
Why's 'An Eye for an Eye'
often confused?
Why do we think
the smart bombs target as it hits?
Why don't we think
it blows people to bits?
War is legal murder,
Why should this be?
If I commit a murder
I don't expect to be free..
Why do we over produce
ammunition and guns?
Why do mothers have to weep
for the loss of their sons?
Why do religions create
hatred and fear?
Why do they pray
and shed their false tear?
War is legal murder,
Why should this be?
If I commit a murder
I don't expect to be free..
Why do they say
this always will be?
Why are the laws different
for country and me?
Why tolerate war,
the killing and genocide?
Why give the fanatics
excuses for suicide?
War is legal murder,
Why should this be?
If I commit a murder
I don't expect to be free..
Why not a law of the Earth
as well as a law of the land?
Agreed by nations, religions,
surely not difficult to plan..
Where the world court solves disagreements
and lays down the law
And stops the need for bloodshed,
destroying, killing and war..
War is legal murder,
Why should this be?
If I commit a murder
I don't expect to be free..
Unlike John Lennon's Imagine
This is not just a dream
It's possible NOW!
To start on the scheme
It will take some time
To develop, The Earth Law
But at least we won't have to say
It's a War to End War.
War is legal murder,
Why should this be?
If I commit a murder
I don't expect to be free..
War is legal murder..
in this modern age?
Why is killing part
of the politicians rage?
Why do we think
this war will end all wars?
Why do leaders of countries
break all of their laws?
War is legal murder,
Why should this be?
If I commit a murder
I don't expect to be free..
Why is the power of the leader
often misused?
Why's 'An Eye for an Eye'
often confused?
Why do we think
the smart bombs target as it hits?
Why don't we think
it blows people to bits?
War is legal murder,
Why should this be?
If I commit a murder
I don't expect to be free..
Why do we over produce
ammunition and guns?
Why do mothers have to weep
for the loss of their sons?
Why do religions create
hatred and fear?
Why do they pray
and shed their false tear?
War is legal murder,
Why should this be?
If I commit a murder
I don't expect to be free..
Why do they say
this always will be?
Why are the laws different
for country and me?
Why tolerate war,
the killing and genocide?
Why give the fanatics
excuses for suicide?
War is legal murder,
Why should this be?
If I commit a murder
I don't expect to be free..
Why not a law of the Earth
as well as a law of the land?
Agreed by nations, religions,
surely not difficult to plan..
Where the world court solves disagreements
and lays down the law
And stops the need for bloodshed,
destroying, killing and war..
War is legal murder,
Why should this be?
If I commit a murder
I don't expect to be free..
Unlike John Lennon's Imagine
This is not just a dream
It's possible NOW!
To start on the scheme
It will take some time
To develop, The Earth Law
But at least we won't have to say
It's a War to End War.
War is legal murder,
Why should this be?
If I commit a murder
I don't expect to be free..
War is legal murder..
Contributed by giorgio - 2011/3/31 - 08:24
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Lyrics & Music by Glynne Davies
Album: Will It Hurt
An Anti-War Song with an Answer..
"I had the idea for this song when driving home after a folk night where anti-war songs were sung.
The fact that very few protest songs offer an alternative.. "