The Drums Of War

Album: Time The Conqueror (2008)
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  • Roll out the drums of war
    Roll up the cover of the killing floor
    Roll out the drums of war
    And let's speak of things worth fighting for
    Roll out the drums of war

    Time Comes when everything you ever thought you knew
    Comes crashing down and flames rise up in front of you

    Roll out the drums of war
    Roll back the freedoms that we struggled for
    What were those freedoms for?
    Let's not talk about it any more
    Roll out the drums of war

    [Chorus]
    Whatever you believe the necessary course to be
    Depends on who you trust to identify the enemy
    Who beats the drums for war?
    Even before peace is lost
    Who are the profits for?
    And who are they who bear the cost

    When a country takes the low road to war

    Who gives the orders, orders to torture?
    Who gets to no bid contract the future?
    Who lies, then bombs, then calls it an error?
    Who makes a fortune from fighting terror?
    Who is the enemy trying to crush us?
    Who is the enemy of truth and justice?
    Who is the enemy of peace and freedom?
    Where are the courts, now when we need them?
    Why is impeachment not on the table?
    We better stop them while we are able
    Roll out the drums of war

    [Chorus]

    And who lay down their lives?
    And who will live with the sacrifice

    Of our best and brightest hopes,
    The flower of our youth,
    Of freedom, and the truth? Writer/s: Jackson Browne, Jeffrey Young, Kevin James McCormick, Mark Goldenberg, Mauricio Fritz Lewak
    Publisher: Wixen Music Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Demetri from Belgrade, --This is a good song. Bascially any anti-war song is good. Thank you and peace be with you.

    Demetri
    Belgrade, Croatia
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