US AND THEM
Us - and them...
In war or peace,
We're only ordinary men.
Us - and them...
Love's rose will bloom,
Or else lie broken on the stem.
You - and me...
We walk in chains,
Or choose the path that sets us free.
You - and me...
Have one last chance
To make the world as it should be.
'Forward! ' the generals cry from the rear
And the soldiers proceed;
Killing and dying in no-man's land
For corporate greed.
Up - and down...
While people starve,
The arguments go round
And round and round and round...
Fear - and doubt...
And in the end,
That's what the fighting's all about.
Rich - and poor...
Link hands and say
That this can't happen anymore.
Let's cut it down to a battle of words
And then understand;
The truth will survive and we'll all stay alive,
It's in our hands...
William Mark
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/us-and-them-with-apologies-to-pink-floyd/
