Everybody on TV is talking about the ceasefire in the Middle East, which is a good thing. But the strange thing is… nobody seems to be ceasing fire. Missiles still fly, headlines still call it peace, and everybody claims victory. It’s absurd. Sad. Confusing. I tried to capture that contradiction in this lyric.


The Great Ceasefire

Verse
Breaking news at 2 a.m.
Another “peace” on CNN
Smoke still rising from the shore
But they say we’re at war no more

Verse
A handshake written in disappearing ink
Everybody talks, does anybody think?
Missiles lighting up the screen
While diplomats say “mostly clean”

Pre-chorus
One side tweets “won”
One side counts graves
One side redraws the maps again
One side fans the flames

Chorus
The Great Ceasefire
But nobody ceases fire
Everybody says “peace”
As the flames climb higher
Whoa-oh-oh
Wave the white flag higher
Whoa-oh-oh
The Great Ceasefire

Verse
Lebanon - or maybe not
Depends on who just took the shot
Tankers drifting through the strait
Pay the toll or test your fate

Verse
Two more weeks turns into months
Truth gets buried in the dust
Everybody plays pretend
Till the next attack begins

Pre-chorus
One side tweets “won”
One side counts graves
One side redraws the maps again
One side fans the flames

Chorus
The Great Ceasefire
But nobody ceases fire
Everybody says “peace”
As the flames climb higher
Whoa-oh-oh
Wave the white flag higher
Whoa-oh-oh
The Great Ceasefire

Bridge
Who’s making the deals while the bombers still fly?
Who’s holding the cards while the whole world asks why?
Everybody wants credit, nobody knows the cost
History’s never seen a ceasefire this lost

Final chorus
The Great Ceasefire
But nobody ceases fire
Everybody says “peace”
As the flames climb higher
Whoa-oh-oh
Wave the white flag higher
Whoa-oh-oh
The Great Ceasefire

Outro
The Great Ceasefire
But nobody ceases fire