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nostalgic for a war

from When You Were A Man by David Creese

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All souls cower in the basement
grappling for a candle in the dark
news comes in, another family blown apart
children lie broken in the rubble.

Hope flickers and seems to disappear
everyone is frightened to the core
because someone who holds the power
went and got nostalgic for a war.

Part of me is dead, part of me is in exile
part of me is hiding underground
while you my love are out there somewhere
in the night that once was ours.

Not long ago I could not imagine
the peace we had would be no more
but you and your restless hands
went and got nostalgic for a war.

All it takes is a freedom-preaching liar
to know where there is wood to start a fire
no-one wants to claim this madness as their own
but we all have some evil we'd like to disown.

There's nothing left to destroy now
both sides claim victory
we've dressed the enemy in our darkness
now we can pretend to be free.

Tell me again what you've won this time
tell the dead and broken what it was for
tell them freedom, make it glorious...

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from When You Were A Man, released October 25, 2010

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David Creese England, UK

David Creese, founder of The Dumb Earth (Melbourne, Aust. 1993-2006)
and Mysteries (Mel, Aust. 2001- 2005),
drummer for Lizard Train (Adelaide, Aust. 1985-1996),
now occupied with self released albums of songs & narrations and composing music for the films of
Jason Tovey.
Latest album is Rocky the Clown & Other Follies. Spirit Monitors (2021) is a collaboration with Mike Cooper (YSF).
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