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Charlie King
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Charlie King
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The camera pans in on the chaos
Twisted steel and shattered concrete
A bomber has broken the heart of the city
How many are trapped underneath?
And the voice that is just off camera cries
My God, there are children inside
In the city of Baghdad, a building is burning
Nobody knows where to hide
800 women and children and men in that shelter at Amaria
With no way to hide from the smart bomb
With nowhere to run from the fire
With no one to live to tell the tale
Of the terror that glazed their eyes
As they melt into one in that furnace
And their spirit streaks over the blazing skies
And the story that drums in my marrow
Insists that it's all of one piece
How can you say yes to the war in the Gulf
And say no to the war in your streets?
It cannot be stopped at the border
Or trapped in a shelter of stone
Or arrested by following orders
War has been coming home
There's a battle outside and it's raging
It's our children that haunt our dreams
The heart of our city is breaking
And where are the rescue teams?
We can talk about family values
We can talk of the golden rule
The governor's talking, three strikes and you're out
As he opens a prison and closes a school
And the picture that flashes like lightning
Reveals that we all are one
How can I say yes to the man with the noose
And say no to the child with the gun?
It cannot be stopped by a border
Or locked in a prison of stone
While we were just following orders
The war has been coming home
The spirits that burn in the skies of Iraq
Insist there's a price we must pay
A soldier returns from the Baghdad Road
The soldier is Tim McVeigh
The camera pans in on the chaos
Twisted steel and shattered concrete
A bomb breaks the heart, Oklahoma City
How many are trapped underneath?
And the voice echoes over the rubble
My God, there are children inside
The whole nation's searches for sense in it all
Everyone knows there is no place to hide
And the story repeats its weary refrain
To remind us we're all apart
How can we say yes to war in the world
And no to war in our heart?
It will not be stopped at the border
Or hidden in bunkers of stone
Or forgiven for following orders
War has been coming home
Writer(s): Charlie King
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