Masters of War by
Bob Dylan
Damn you masters of war – you that build the big guns
You that build the death planes; you that build all the
bombs
You that hide behind walls; you that hide behind desks
I just want you to know I can see through your masks
You that never done nothin’, but build to destroy
You play with my world, like it’s your little toy
You put a gun in my hand, and you hide from my eyes
And you turn and run farther when the fast bullets fly
Like Judas of old, you lie and deceive
A world war can be won; you want me to believe
But I see through your eyes, and I see through your brain
Like I see through the water that runs down my drain
You fasten all the triggers, for the others to fire
Then you sit back and watch, while the death count gets
higher
You hide in your mansion, while the young people’s blood
Flows out of their bodies and is buried in the mud
You’ve thrown the worst fear that can ever be hurled
Afraid to bring children, into the world
For threatenin’ my baby, unborn and unnamed,
You ain’t worth the blood that runs in your veins
How much do I know, to talk out of turn
You might say that I’m young; you might say I’m unlearned
But there’s one thing I know, though I’m younger than you
Even Jesus would never forgive what you do
Let me ask you one question: is your money that good
Will it buy you forgiveness; do you think that it could
I think you will find, when your death takes its toll
All the money you made will never buy back your soul
And I hope that you die, and your death will come soon
I’ll follow your casket, on a pale afternoon
And I’ll watch while you’re lowered, down to your
deathbed
And I’ll stand over your grave ‘til I’m sure that you’re
dead
From Patricia Herrmann:
ReplyDelete“In order to rally people, governments need enemies. They want us to be afraid, to hate, so we will rally behind them. And if they do not have a real enemy, they will invent one in order to mobilize us.”
—Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Buddhist Monk, Author
Europe and UK have done the same...who do we look to in order to resist? I'd say writers and artists. x
DeleteA 70 year old man who has never been in a fist fight or even been punched in the face bellows like TV Rambo. Why? Ask his wife and his shrink.
ReplyDeleteYes, the double meaning of shrink is intentional.