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		 I don't have much to add to this thread, but whenever I think about war and the Middle East, I always always think about this Dave song: 
 
"The Last Stop" 
 
Silence is poetry 
 
Fire 
The sun is well asleep 
Moon is high above 
Fire grows from the east 
How is this 
Hate so deep 
Lead us all so blindly killing killing 
Fools we are 
If hate's the gate to peace 
This is the last stop 
For raining tears 
 
War 
The only way to Peace 
I don't fall for that 
Raining tears 
 
You're righteous, so righteous, so righteous 
You're always so right 
Go ahead and dream 
Go ahead believe that you are the chosen one 
Raining tears 
Oh no 
 
Gracious even God 
Bloodied on the cross 
Your sins are washed enough 
Mother's cry 
"Is hate so deep 
Must a baby's bones 
This hungry fire feed?" 
As smoke clouds roll in  
The symphony of death 
This is the last stop 
Scream 
 
Right is wrong now 
Shut up you big lie 
This black and white lie 
You comb your hair to hide 
Your lying eyes 
 
You're righteous, so righteous, so righteous 
You're always so right 
But why your lie 
Go ahead and dream 
Go ahead believe that you are the chosen one 
 
This is the last stop 
Here there's more than is showing up 
Hope that we can break it down 
So it's not so black and white 
 
This is the last stop 
Here there's more than is showing up 
Hope that we can break it down 
So it's not so black and white 
 
You're righteous 
You're righteous 
You're righteous 
You're always so right 
But there you are nailing a good tree 
Then say forgive me, forgive me 
Why 
 
Go ahead and dream 
Go ahead believe that you are the chosen one 
 
Raining tears 
This is the last stop 
Here there is more than is showing up 
But I hope that we can break it down 
It's not so black and white 
 
 
 
This song is so powerful.  If you get a chance, listen to it.  It's filled with anger, grief and the few notes at the end lead us possibly to happiness.  It's wonderful.  There's this yell he does in this song that's so intense that it brings me to tears every now and then.  Not to mention that every instrument on the planet is in this song. 
 
I love my Dave. 
(Sorry for the derail.) 
 
Edit to replace the first set of lyrics I posted.  The second set is much more accurate. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
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