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| Lyrics | ||
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it's a matter of opinion,a choice to choose was the war worth winning more than the lives you would lose, revenge for terror,evil to foil, a fight for freedom or a thirsr for oil, for innocents suffered,our own had to die, was the peace we recovered worth the tears that we cried? chorus one day there'll be peace,hope and understanding, wisdom and love,the powers we're commanding repeat was it worth all the stories,the white lies and spin, convincing the people a war we must win, like guns against arrows,or bombs against bows, superior weapons destroyed our foes, but innocents suffered,our own had to die, was the peace we recovered worth the tears that we cried? chorus one day there'll be peace, hope and understanding, wisdom and love, the powers we're commanding repeat |
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| Credits | ||
| Lyrics Credits: Dennis Makepeace | ||
| Music Credits: Dennis Makepeace | ||
| Producer Credits: Dennis Makepeace | ||
| Performance Credits: Dennis Makepeace | ||
| Description | ||
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Short Song Description: protest song |
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Long Song Description: protest song about the futility of war |
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Story Behind the Song: inspired by the last and ongoing war |
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| Metadata | ||
| Song Length: 3:05 | ||
| Primary Genre: Folk-Contemporary | ||
| Secondary Genre: Folk-General | ||
| Tempo: Medium Slow (91 - 110) | ||
| Lead Vocal: Male Vocal | ||
| Subject Matter 1: General | ||
| Subject Matter 2: Peace | ||
| Mood 1: Moving | ||
| Mood 2: Poignant | ||
| Language: English | ||
| Era: 2000 and later | ||