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The cries of war ring from above...
"Now is not the time for love."
"Soon the battles, they will begin."
But are they battles that we can win?
They say "We must do what is right."
They say "We must stand up and fight."
"We can't lose, the war is won,"
But he says: "Its only just begun."
The Cries of War!
CHORUS:
What can we do?
Are they thinking of me or you?
Do we want now to join in arms-
or later suffer greater harms?
The choice is ours, or so they say.
They'll do the same thing anyway...
The Cries of War!
The cries of war ring loud and clear.
Will we all be alive next year?
And is this all worth fighting for?
We will lose life; will we lose more?
Our blood's already shed on their soil,
And we've not yet begun to toil.
And once it's started, how will it end?
Is this a battle we can win? The Cries of War!
Repeat chorus:
What can we do?
Are they thinking of me or you?
Do we want now to join in arms-
or later suffer greater harms?
The choice is ours, or so they say.
They'll do the same thing anyway...
The Cries of War!
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(written during the prelude to the war with Iraq in 1991)
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The cries of war ring loud and clear.
Will we all be alive next year?
And is this all worth fighting for?
We will lose life; will we lose more?
Our blood's already shed on their soil,
And we've not yet begun to toil.
And once it's started, how will it end?
Is this a battle we can win? The Cries of War!
Repeat chorus:
What can we do?
Are they thinking of me or you?
Do we want now to join in arms-
or later suffer greater harms?
The choice is ours, or so they say.
They'll do the same thing anyway...
The Cries of War!
*
(written during the prelude to the war with Iraq in 1991)
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