Weeping

I knew a man who lived in fear It was huge, it was angry, it was drawing near Behind his house, a secret place Was the shadow of a demon he could never face He built a wall of steel and flame And men with guns, to keep it tame Then, standing back, he made it plain That the nightmare would never rise again But the fear and the fire and the guns remain It doesn't matter now It's over anyhow He tells the world that it's sleeping But as the night came round I heard it's lonely sound It wasn't roaring, it was weeping And then one day, the neighbors came They were curious to know about the smoke and flame They stood around outside the wall But of course there was nothing to be heard at all "My friends", he said, "We've reached our goal The threat is under firm control As long as peace and order reign I'll be dammed if I can see a reason to explain Why the fear and the fire and the guns remain"