SOMEBODY ELSE’S WAR
words and music by Romesh Senewiratne-Alagaratnam Arya Chakravarti
They point ahead and their whisper in our ears
They say they’ll show their grand illusion here
Their plan to make the whole world ‘true’
The new world they were born to rule
They point ahead but they tell us to stand here
They point ahead but they tell us to stand here
They never try to hide
With blinkered eyes they ride
While there in every land
Are scheming men with plans
Fighting in somebody else’s war
What’s right what’s wrong and what’s the law
Familiar rooms and shady deals
Secret handshakes with official seals
They’re fighting in somebody’s corridor
So tell me why is it so that their eyes never show
A simple sign of interest, don’t tell me that they do their best
So what do you think that their next crime will be
Another bomb in the Middle East, they put it to the test
So battle done, wars been won
The lights come on but the dark is here to stay
And everyone can have a say
And it’s so easy now If we don’t all get blown away
Everyone can have a say
And it’s so easy now, if we don’t all get blown away.
Composed in 1989
Recorded in 2006
And still not blown up.