Song Description
This song was written in an attempt to express my feelings about the war in the Middle East - one part ambivalence, one part shame.
| Song Length |
2:41 |
Genre |
Rock - Progressive Rock, Rock - Modern |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Disturbed, Troubled |
Subject |
Violence, War |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
You set your boundaries and you lay your mines
Your barbed wire runs for miles
Through the flames I can see you smile
There's no crossing the perimeter
That circumscribes your mind
All the same, you're the one who invited this standoff
Take a bow, you've won this round
But I never wanted a war
What remains when the curtains fall
Empty smiles under tragic eyes
It's a part of the call for a revolution
What remains?
Every page of human history
Should fill our hearts with pride
But our shame drips from every word
There's one more chapter that we have to read
That's the one where the monster dies
But in vain
There's no way to go back now
But I never wanted a war
What remains when the last ones fall
Broken lives under piles of stone
And I say
It's a part of the call for a revolution
What remains?