Today’s Helen Vahdati has given us the promo Soul for Song Lyric Sunday.
Today is Remembrance Sunday. I like so many others have written about remembering and honouring the dead of war.
Children are our souls, our future so today I have chosen War Child from the Cranberries.
The words say it all so please read them. The video is painful to watch but it’s all true.
“War Child”
Who will save the war child baby?
The web we weave is thick and sordid,
Fine by me.
At times of war we’re all the losers,
There’s no victory.
We shoot to kill and kill your lover,
Fine by me.
War child, victim of political pride.
Plant the seed, territorial greed.
Mind the war child,
We should mind the war child.
I spent last winter in New York,
And came upon a man.
He was sleeping on the streets and homeless,
He said, “I fought in Vietnam.”
Beneath his shirt he wore the mark,
He bore the mark with pride.
A two inch deep incision carved,
Into his side.
War child, victim of political pride.
Plant the seed, territorial greed.
Mind the war child,
We should mind the war child.
Who’s the loser now? Who’s the loser now?
We’re all the losers now. We’re all the losers now.
War child. [
Nov 11, 2018 @ 12:29:30
Perfect choice, Willow!โค๏ธ
Nov 11, 2018 @ 12:32:44
Thank you ๐
Nov 11, 2018 @ 13:37:39
sadly the video hasn’t loaded Willow.
Nov 11, 2018 @ 21:30:33
Try this one, I apologize for the video it’s very harsh.
Nov 11, 2018 @ 15:13:43
Beautiful choice sis ๐
Nov 11, 2018 @ 16:05:31
Thank you Sis ๐
Nov 11, 2018 @ 15:43:47
This is such a devastating song, but it is beautiful in its sincerity. Thank you so much for sharing, Willow! โค
Nov 11, 2018 @ 16:03:48
I cry every time I hear it. I hope you didn’t mind it being off prompted.
Nov 11, 2018 @ 16:23:39
Not at all. Thank you!
Nov 11, 2018 @ 17:47:28
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Nov 11, 2018 @ 16:17:44
The Cranberries have a pretty good selection of war songs. We lost a good artist when we lost Dolores O’Riordan
~Mary
#SongLyricSunday : Tori Amos – Body and Soul
Nov 11, 2018 @ 21:25:10
We did, not the strongest voice but boy she used it well. I checked your post out, loved that song l have always like Tori brilliant singer songwriter ๐
Nov 11, 2018 @ 16:35:32
The children are always the ones who suffer at the folly of the adults. Powerful song and video.
Nov 11, 2018 @ 16:41:54
It really brings it home dosent it ๐
Nov 11, 2018 @ 18:01:51
yes ๐ฆ
Nov 11, 2018 @ 17:55:00
Gave me the shivers. Wonderful choice, Willow.
Nov 11, 2018 @ 17:57:45
Such pain, such grief, when will we ever learn ๐๐
Nov 11, 2018 @ 17:59:02
Honestly… I fear. Why, once they become leaders they lose their humanity is beyond me…
Nov 11, 2018 @ 18:05:09
Makes you wonder if they ever had any real reality ๐
Nov 11, 2018 @ 19:07:31
True.
Nov 11, 2018 @ 18:53:14
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Nov 11, 2018 @ 18:57:08
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