This lyric is: #334

I am the War
C 2002 Arlon Bennett 609-890-4948
PO Box 84, Princeton, NJ 08542


I have seen the scattered legions
of battle weary men
breaking ranks from burning tanks
who never go home again

And I have been declared
on parchments of gold
yet taken lives while leaving wives
with their stories still untold

I'm the price
for being free
To be all that
you can be
Tie a ribbon
'round the old oak tree
Remember me…
I am the war

I have raped the local high school
and cleared the general store
Just when you think I'm over
I come running back for more

I have carved my niche’ on headstones
and left footprints in parades
Once we’ve met you don't forget
my memory never fades

I take but
don't give back
In every park
I leave a plaque
I never call
when I come back
Always in black..
I am the war

So you say you want a revolution
now that's a special deal!
just find a cause and take a pause
before your final meal_______________

And I can be civil
but I’ve been around the world
I have left my bloody legacy
on every flag that is unfurled

Oh I don't care
who is to blame
I just load and
take my aim
and if you never
heard my name…
always the same…
I am the war

Oh yes it’s me…
in flesh and blood
I never get enough…
I am the War…

I have rung the tolling bell
and been sung by troubadours
Don't be shocked if when you knock
that I meet you at the door

Oh, I've seen the
few the proud
not afraid to
cry out loud
I stand out
in a crowd
under the shroud…

If you wonder
why the thunder
and the fire never cease
just ask peace
I am the war…

- Arlon Bennett

[This message has been edited by blakeh (edited 09-02-2002).]

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