Phil Ochs - We Seek No Wider War Lyrics
Over the ashes of blood marched the civilized soldiers,Over the ruins of the french fortress of a failureOver the silent screams of the dead and the dyingSaying please be reassured, we seek no wider war.The treaties were signed, the country was split into sectionsBut growing numbers of prisons were built for protectionRapidly filling with people who called for electionsBut please be reassured, we seek no wider war.Ngo dinh diem was the puppet who danced for the powerThe hero of hate who gambled on hell for his hourFather of his country was stamped on the medals we showeredBut please be reassured, we seek no wider war.Machine gun bullets became the bloody baptizersAnd the falcon copters dont care if someones the wiserBut the boy in the swamp didnt know he was killed by advisersSo please be reassured, we seek no wider war.And fires were spitting at forests in defoliationWhile the people were pressed into camps not called concentrationAnd the greater the victory the greater the shame of the nationBut please be reassured, we seek no wider war.While we were watching the prisoners were tested by tortureAnd vicious and violent gasses maintained the orderAs the finest washington minds found slogans for slaughterBut please be reassured, we seek no wider war.Then over the border came the bay of pigs planes of persuasionAll remaining honor went up in flames of invasionBut the shattered schools never learned that its not escalationBut please be reassured, we seek no wider war.Were teaching freedom for which they are yearningWhile were dragging them down to the path of never returningBut, well condescend to talk while the cities are burningBut please be reassured, we seek no wider war.And the evil is done in hopes that evil surrendersBut the deeds of the devil are burned too deep in the embersAnd a world of hunger in vengeance will always rememberSo please be reassured, we seek no wider war,We seek no wider war.
