Dougie Maclean's "War" still fits--I think it was written for the original Gulf War. The really creepy thing is that the lyrics could apply to either side of the conflict. And the melody is this incredibly gentle, beautiful one.

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WAR

Her voice made silent
Her hands made still
But deep and violent
Wait the ones who wait to kill;

The desert's burning
Their reasons pale
For there's no returning
With some golden holy grail.

What have they done?
What have they done?
The blood will run to everyone...
Oh, what have they done?

Is it for freedom, is it for truth,
That fathers fall
And all those young men trade their youth?
Or are they moved by deception's hand,
That rank and reckless
Scatters death across the sand?

What have they done?
What have they done?
The blood will run to everyone...
Oh, what have they done?

Is it for freedom, is it for truth,
That fathers fall
And all those young men trade their youth?
The desert's burning
Their reasons pale
For there's no returning
With some golden holy grail.

What have they done?
What have they done?
The blood will run to everyone...
Oh, what have they done?

***

*sigh*

Molly