The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #39956   Message #569283
Posted By: SINSULL
10-Oct-01 - 05:34 PM
Thread Name: Song challenge: Update Cruel War
Subject: RE: Song challenge: Update Cruel War
A rough draft, amazingly cathartic:

All's Fair In Love And War

Early morning phone call
Johnny says "My Love
The Towers are burning
I'm trapped just above.
The Towers are burning.
I love you, you must know."
Then a scream; then a silence.
No, my love, no.

Johnny, Oh dear Johnny
Can you know the grief I feel?
For your body, for a token
I tear through glass and steel.
For your body, burned and broken
Will ease the doubt I know
Ah, if only I could die too!
No, my love, no.

Johnny, Oh dear Johnny
In anger and despair
I will play the game by their rules
Chador disguise I wear
I will play the game by their rules
Wreaking havoc and distress
Is it vengeance? Is it justice?
Yes, my love, yes.