What Did You Do in the War, Dad?
Dad, what did you do in the war?Something to answer for?You say too young I am to know
Dad, I've heard you cry at nightMournful and desperate plightWhere did you learn that song you sing
"War is in me! I was the war!And your prying brings back the sufferingNo, please, don't start to cryI only pray you'll never knowThings I see every time I close my eyesAngels still have faces"
What did you do in the war, dad, tell meWhy can't you smile when the children singDid the wages of war cut your soaring wingsAnd your soul is now torn, unlike mineDo you fear yesterday will in somewayDefine the life of your child?
Dad, I know what you did in the warDeeds devils would abhorDid you fulfill the oath you swore?
Dad, did you do it for me?Their blood for my life to liveIn the hollow without reprieve, without you
"War is in me! I am the war!Don't you force me to live the nightmare again!I'm sorryPlease, don't make me cryMy son, you never ever want to knowHow when guarding your sleep serene I hearThe silence of the children who sang"
Far and beyond the stars there'sA place where all the love,All the goodness we could have still residesBut we choose life away from the lightYou can find ghosts of loss in the gaze of yourBeautiful child