Days In the Stockade
Originally written in mid to late 1991 as a reaction the first Gulf War when Norman Schwarzkopf was Major General and Salman Rushdie was vilified for The Satanic Verses. Can't go wrong with a lyric about wars and perceived heresies. They travel well.
A farmer (Farmer Graver)
Without a grain of hate in his heart
Salman Rushdie
Fearing the words that set him apart
A politician shakes the hand
To stroke his ego
While the men of our cities take refuge
In ideals of evil
Crowds all gather
To hear the truth en masse
Shouting, grunting, and spitting
On the leaders of the ruling class
Words of wisdom
Once uttered from a golden throne
Fall upon our deaf ears
In a silent primal drone
Days in the stockade
How long could this go on?
Days in the stockade
With weapons of an endless war
A soldier on the front line
Covered in stars and stripes
His mother waits at home
For the daily dose of media hype
Copyright 1991 Lee Barry. Rights in lyrics reserved.
