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Thread #17791 Message #2813410
Posted By: Joe Offer
16-Jan-10 - 02:57 AM
Thread Name: Songs About Vietnam War Part II
Subject: ADDPOP: Requiem for the Masses (The Association)
Yeah, "Requiem for the Masses" was a good song. this link (click) may play it for you, if I did it right. -Joe-
Requiem For The Masses (Terry Kirkman)
Requiem aeternam, requiem aeternam Mama, mama, forget your pies Have faith they won't get cold And turn your eyes to the bloodshot sky
Your flag is flying full At half mast, for the matadors Who turned their backs to please the crowd And all fell before the bull
Red was the color of his blood flowing thin Pallid white was the color of his lifeless skin Blue was the color of the morning sky He saw looking up from the ground where he died It was the last thing ever seen by him Kyrie Eleison Mama, mama, forget your pies Have faith they won't get cold And turn your eyes to the bloodshot sky
Your flag is flying full At half mast, for the matadors Who turned their backs to please the crowd And fell before the bull
Black and white were the figures that recorded him Black and white was the newsprint he was mentioned in Black and white was the question that so bothered him He never asked, he was taught not to ask BUt was on his lips as they buried him
Rex tremendae majestatis Requiem aeternam, Requiem aeternam