The futility and madness of war.
Lyrics
Gather me up in to your arms
Sweep me away with all your charm
Sweep me away with all your charm
Take your time
As you shuffle along
Theres no need to hurry
Well be at war as dawn awakes
Can you see those towering walls
Well never scale them all
Well neer make it before the night falls
God I ask thee to forgive
Accept my penance and let me live
Come fight for your king, they cried
Leave your wife and your children behind
Well travel far and wide
Seeking victory on this crusade
Now is the time
To let me hear your battle cry
One last shout before you die
Let the death knell fill the sky
With my blood I flood the ground
Never again to hear the sound
Of sweet laughter all around
Come fight for your king they said
I replied, Im but a peasant, I know little of war
Do you insist that I lose my head?
What other reason is a bloody war? they said
