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Requiem for a Lost Cause
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Anti War Song with Lament
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Eclectic mix of rock/pop/folk/country with a bit of classical
Having both drifted and worked their way around the planet Peter GJ Layman and David J. Potter’s path crossed in Lincoln UK and found they had a common interest in song writing. This enables them through their writing to express their own particular view of the crazy world we all live in and have to share. Their partnership has now developed to produce an eclectic mix of promo songs, some of which are listed on www.laymanpottersongs.com
Song Info
Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic General
Charts
Peak #579
Peak in subgenre #138
Author
Layman Potter
Rights
Layman Potter Songs 2006
Uploaded
June 07, 2006
Track Files
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MP3 8.3 MB • 128 kbps • 9:06
Story behind the song
When Potter first played the melody of " A Soldier's Lament" it reminded Layman of his own father being caught up in a War and inspired the lyrics for "Unknown Soldier's Song". These two songs seemed to naturally merge into one piece of work which we have named "Requiem for a Lost Cause".
Lyrics
UNKNOWN SOLDIER’S SONG This is the unknown soldier’s song that rolls across the sands of time, the battlefield memories and blades of steel that make you weep, This is the unknown soldier’s song They are not prisoners of tormented souls, with minds grown numb on trails grown cold Dreams and forget-me-nots A cruel joke For all the folk who never made it home This is the unknown soldier’s song. It does not matter now for we all die alone It does not matter now if we were once friend or foe, We are all brothers someone’s lover someone’s son. This is the unknown soldier’s song. For as long as the shimmering trumpet sighs For as long as church bells toll away our lives For as long as poppies dance I’ll be coming home For as long as love can last like a rolling stone So wipe the tears away, we can live in peace today This is the unknown soldiers song. © Layman Potter Songs 2006
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