"Halfway Round The World" by Val Davis

Halfway Round The World

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This tune was written during the Gulf War but is incredibly relevant today in light of the Bush Administrations "War on Terrorism" and occupation of Iraq. It's upbeat Acoustic Rock.

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Val Davis

Acoustic Rock with a worldy feel

Val Davis is a singer/songwriter who since 2002 has been getting some notice. In 2002 he was a finalist at the SolarFest singer/songwriter competition. In 2003 his music was featured on National Pulic Radio (NPR) and his music is currently getting airplay at several college stations around the US including XPN in Philadelphia. Val and his family returned to Vermont in Dec 2003 where he does web design and internet broadcasting.

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic Rock

Charts

#19,503 today Peak #231

#4,010 in subgenre Peak #49

Author

Val Davis words and Music

Rights

Val Davis Music 2003

Uploaded

July 18, 2003

Track Files

MP3

MP3 4.1 MB • 128 kbps • 4:30

Story behind the song

War protest song from the gulf war....suddenly made relevant again by G.W. Bush.

Lyrics

What am I to believe
Of what I've seen on my T.V.
Of all the killing going on
Somewhere halfway round the world.

They speak of cold deciet
And of the death put on the breeze
By the man we sold the weapons to
He kills with such great ease

And I find it all to easy
To point a finger, take a stand
It's not my fault it was their job
To liberate that foreign land

But looking at the photographs
Of mothers fallen down
While mourning over infants
Buried deep in bloody ground

I feel I failed humanity
I never raised my voice
I sat comfortably inside my home
I never made a choice
To tell the world they're people
Moms and Dads with boys and girls
But Hey, What could I have done
I'm only one man and I'm halfway round the world

As we celebrate our soldiers
Coming home from months in sand
They're wearing shiny white dress gloves
To hide those blood stained hands


And though they say we've won that war
A skeptic I'll remain
To shed anothers blood for oil
Is to bring us all to shame

And thier ad campaigns were oh so slick
They filled us with our pride
Americans are lucky
Cause we were on the winning side

But looking at the photographs
Of mothers fallen down
While mourning over infants
Buried deep in bloody ground

I feel I failed humanity
I never raised my voice
I sat comfortably inside my home
I never made a choice
To tell the world they're people
Moms and Dads with boys and girls
But Hey, What could I have done
I'm only one man and I'm halfway round the world