“ANSWERS TO NONE” 08 May 03

My love he belongs to the sea
He was unafraid. So unlike me.
As men in uniforms armed with their beliefs
Moved millions on maps and changed history

The President kneeled when he prayed to his Lord
He did not bury his loved ones today
He will not die : only live by the sword
And Scripture is the Master he obeys

It was a morning like this ; cold and grey
That the news told me I would never see my love again
Ignored was the voice of reason
Silenced is the spirit of democracy

My boy, he believed in his country
And did what he was ordered to do
The millions of grieving are an army
The blood-thirsty leaders the few

As they say they will answer to their God
But they cannot answer to me
They answer to none in this world
For that is democracy.

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