Long Dying Year

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THE LONG DYING YEAR

The lies of a long-dying year
Trickle like blood from my ear
Are you hearing what you want to hear?
Meanwhile, the murder goes on
Bankrupted country, battered bald eagle
Spin doctors selling a war that’s illegal
Evil proclaiming its own shadows evil
Meanwhile, the murder goes on

The pattern repeats, it's the business of war
The greedy drop bombs on the backs of the poor
Mothers of soldiers ask why and what for
Meanwhile, the murder goes on
Puppet leaders installed by the CIA
They get upset when he goes his own way
And democracy’s more of a lie every day
Meanwhile, the murder goes on

I love my country, not those in control
With everyday people I share my soul
Do I say what I feel or hide in my hole?
Meanwhile, the murder goes on
I don't want my son as a soldier to toil
Shattering lives on some foreign soil
Spilling young blood for procurement of oil
Meanwhile, the murder goes on

The protection of freedoms, the right to dissent
The great Constitution, who knows where it went
Sold out to business by the President
Meanwhile, the murder goes on
The United Nations has been thrown away
The strength of its voice is silent today
Silent as night in Guantanamo Bay
Meanwhile, the murder goes on

Staged celebrations on network tv
Chant for the cameras, we’ll pay you a fee
It’s mighty expensive pretending you’re free
Meanwhile, the murder goes on
From 9/11 what has been learned
Terror breeds terror, the fire returned
Iraq and Afghanistan bombed out and burned
Meanwhile, the murder goes on

Pity the leaders, how they have lied
Grieve for the mothers whose children have died
If you are killing I’m not on your side
Meanwhile, the murder goes on
We’ve heard the same lies repeated before
In Viet Nam and the Persian Gulf War
Do you think we shall overcome anymore?
Meanwhile, the murder goes on

The lies of a long-dying year
Trickle like blood from my ear
Are you hearing what you want to hear?
Meanwhile, the murder goes on
Bankrupted country, battered bald eagle
Speeches defending a war that’s illegal
Evil proclaiming its own shadows evil
Meanwhile, the murder goes on

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