Pride and Passion

One man's life has stalled in needing.

Words out loud that want repeating.

Fathers passed to sons their craving.

Woman's loved their children saving

Kings who walk in banners waving still.

I have no heart for listening, to the men who talk of peace.

They're putting all their nonsense in my way.

Won't you please my love, please rest your tired little hands.

We've been talking half the night, and there's so much more to say.

Mothers asking for this one more time, before their babies come

They're misled in the smells of dusty tea

Someplace there is better, where time looks nothing turned to stone

But the sun is shining yellow, and it's turned to shine on me

Someone breathing discontent in the circling vapour light

And frozen little soldiers guard their homeland through the night

And the million nameless cattle, weather out just one last time

And the heartbeat in that aching crowd no it will not beat with mine

The answer we're all given, to the base analogy

And hither led us all into the war

The children who once laughed at this, would breath behind the song

It's the season for re-living, but they're living in the heart

Someone breathing discontent in the circling vapour light

And frozen little soldiers guard their homeland through the night

So a million nameless cattle, weather out just one last time

And the heartbeat in that aching crowd no it will not beat with mine

Hearts all filled of pride and passion

Sacrificed in royal nations

Stand we here in humble breeding

Save the souls who in retreating

Prayed for and even needing now.