04-07-2017, 10:34 PM
(04-07-2017, 04:22 PM)Ragnarök_62 Wrote: Here's another sample for you. Iron Maiden
2 Minutes to Midnight lyrics Wrote:> Kill for gain or shoot to maim
> But we don't need a reason
> The Golden Goose is on the loose
> And never out of season
> Some blackened pride still burns inside
> This shell of bloody treason
> Here's my gun for a barrel of fun
> For the love of living death.
> The killer's breed or the demon's seed,
> The glamor, the fortune, the pain,
> Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain,
> But don't you pray for my soul anymore.
> Two minutes to midnight
> The hands that threaten doom.
> Two minutes to midnight
> To kill the unborn in the womb.
> The blind men shout let the creatures out
> We'll show the unbelievers
> The napalm screams of human flames
> Of a prime time Belsen feast, yeah!
> As the reasons for the carnage cut their meat and lick the gravy,
> We oil the jaws of the war machine and feed it with our babies.
> The killer's breed or the demon's seed,
> The glamor, the fortune, the pain,
> Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain,
> But don't you pray for my soul anymore.
> Two minutes to midnight
> The hands that threaten doom.
> Two minutes to midnight
> To kill the unborn in the womb.
> The body bags and little rags of children torn in two
> And the jellied brains of those who remain to put the finger right on you.
> As the madmen play on words and make us all dance to their song,
> To the tune of starving millions to make a better kind of gun.
> The killer's breed or the demon's seed,
> The glamor, the fortune, the pain,
> Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain,
> But don't you pray for my soul anymore.
> Two minutes to midnight
> The hands that threaten doom.
> Two minutes to midnight
> To kill the unborn in the womb.
> Midnight, all night
Those lyrics are really awful. And once again, this isn't an anti-war
song. It's nothing but a political campaign ad that hits you over the
head with a baseball bat.
You don't need a baseball bat to make a point. Sometimes sublety does
a better job.
This time, let's pick a pure anti-war song without a baseball bat:
Peter, Paul and Mary - Where Have All The Flowers Gone ?
Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Young girls have picked them everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the young girls gone, long time passing?
Where have all the young girls gone, long time ago?
Where have all the young girls gone?
Gone for husbands everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the husbands gone, long time passing?
Where have all the husbands gone, long time ago?
Where have all the husbands gone?
Gone for soldiers everyone
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the soldiers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the soldiers gone, long time ago?
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Gone to graveyards, everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the graveyards gone, long time passing?
Where have all the graveyards gone, long time ago?
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Gone to flowers, everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Young girls have picked them everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
