Holly Near In the Shadow of War lyrics

War is child abuse for which our taxes pay
Soldiers are just children who have been denied the right to play
So don't send our children out as the first line of defense
And then stand on patriotism to try to make some sense – of WAR, of WAR

The use of torture is just fascist in the shadow of Guantanamo
Don't spend your hard earned money on this deadly horror show
Desperation is a mighty gun, and rage is a poisoned bullet
You put the trigger in a shaking hand and fear will come to pull it - because of WAR, because of WAR

The greatest of these offenses is the rape of body and spirit
And even with the screams for help seldom do we hear it
It's the trauma of WAR, trauma of WAR

The roads are closed, and the wells polluted
There is no food to steal or buy
We seem to think starvation Is an acceptable way to die -

in the shadow of WAR
in the shadow of WAR

And so it goes and so it goes - And so it goes on forever
And so it goes and so it goes - And so it goes on forever

And if we can't figure this one out then we are not so clever
in the face of WAR
senseless WAR
in the trauma of WAR
in the shadow of WAR