Seventy Virgins refers to the fantasy that suicide bombers believe, that they will be martyrs, greeted in heaven by 70 virgins. The song lays out the crisis in the Middle East and how all sides base their actions on some sort of fantasy.

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The song was written after seeing Pakistani rock band, Junoon. They're known all over the world for their activism for peace between India and Pakistan and are speaking out on the issues of the post Sept. 11 situation.

SEVENTY VIRGINS
©2003 polar levine--sine language music/BMI

A blue sky
Is dripping red
A sea of oil
Anoints the dead
Tell me again, what's that you said?
Who is that you're paying?
I hear somebody praying
The innocents will foot the bill
The guilty aren't speaking
The God of greed is the son of the man
This was not some cosmic plan

CHORUS: Seventy virgins in the sky
.....................Seventy virgins in the sky
.....................Seventy virgins in the sky
.....................A tank full of gas ... and a plane to fly

Tithing in
The church of fear
The meuzzins grin
The rabbis cheer
Say again, where it's in the book
About that girl you're flogging
And that land you're hogging
The innocents will foot the bill
The guilty aren't speaking
The God of hate is the son of the man
This was not some cosmic plan
CHORUS: Seventy virgins in the sky
.....................Seventy virgins in the sky
.....................Seventy virgins in the sky
.....................A tank full of gas ... and a plane to fly

Sweet revenge
For the chosen son
Wave the flag
Salute the gun
Tell me again, what's that you said?
What is it you're hiding?
The news you're not providing
The innocents will foot the bill
The guilty aren't speaking
The God of war is the son of the man
This is not some cosmic plan

CHORUS: An S.U.V. and a rockin' band
.....................An S.U.V. and a rockin' band
.....................An S.U.V. and a rockin' band
.....................a tank full of gas ... and Disneyland

©2003 polar levine--sine language/BMI