Big Mattress Song of the Week
A Call to Arms
Roll out the drums of war
Roll up the cover of the killing floor
Roll out the drums of war and let's speak of things worth fighting for
Roll out the drums of war
Time comes when everything you ever thought you knew comes crashing down
and flames rise up in front of you
Roll out the drums of war
Roll back the freedoms that we struggled for
What were those freedoms for?
Huh, let's not talk about it anymore
Roll out the drums of war
Roll out the drums of war
(remaining lyrics below)
Whatever you believe the necessary course to be
depends on who you trust to identify the enemy
Who beats the drums for war even before the peace is lost?
Who are the profits for, and who are they who bear the cost
when a country takes a whole world to war?
Who gives the orders orders to torture?
Who gets the no bid contracts of the future?
Who lies then bombs and calls it an error?
Who makes a fortune from fighting terror?
Who is the enemy trying to crush us?
Who is the enemy of truth and justice?
Who is the enemy of peace and freedom?
Where are the courts, now when we need them?
Why is impeachment not on the table?
We better stop them while we are able
If you know what your freedom's for
Roll out the drums of war
Whatever you believe the necessary course to be
depends on who you trust to identify the enemy
Who took this country to war long before the peace was lost?
Who are the profits for and who are they who bear the cost
when a country takes the low road?
-Jackson Browne: Time the Conqueror
Comments
Simply put----I like the lyrics Peace
Posted by: Jan | September 21, 2008 3:31 PM