SONG OF THE MONTH

FEB 2004

                                           POPPY

There are graves that are open today

Not closed but hidden and locked away

And the patronising poppy that makes the public pay

There are graves still open today

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There are wounds that still need to be healed

For the men and women who went onto the battlefield

They are bleeding for the poppy and the money it yields

In institutions where the screaming never stops

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CH. Where the screaming never stops

      Where the screaming never stops

     Where the screaming never stops

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What happens to the soldier who bleeds

To the war hero labelled now with special needs

There are legions of men we will never see again

Locked behind the walls of poppy's greed

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You could hear the screams of soldiers everyday

Watch their lifeblood and dreams slip away

Wear your poppy with shame and go and find a name

Of a soldiers that the government's locked away

CH 

Whilst the government's macho ego sends more to die

It grows a flower to hide the tale of lies

That something will be done that the battle can be won

And the bloody poppy will pay the price.

CHG

FEB 2004

              Gettin Stronger

1. NO ONE SAID THAT LIFE IS EASY

NO ONE TOLD ME THAT THEY OWED ME

NO ONE'S GONNA MAKE IT YOURS

UNLESS YOU TURN AND FIGHT

COME OFF THE DRUGS THAT PARALYSE

COME OFF THE DREAMS THAT CLOSE YOUR EYES

WAKE UP AND REALISE

THAT FREEDOM IS YOUR RIGHT.

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AND WHEN FINALLY YOU'VE GOT SOME SPACE

SETTLED IN YOUR KIND OF PLACE

WILL YOU TURN AROUND AGAIN AND

FEEL YOUR PEOPLE'S PAIN?

WILL YOU TELL YOUR STORY OR

JUST LIVE UPON THE GLORY

OF ANOTHER CRIPP THAT GOT UP NORTH

THAT FORGOT HIS FAMILY

3

WILL YOU PAY THE PRICE

OR DO YOU WANT A LIFE

THAT’S ENCLOSED BY THE IDEAS

THAT ENCLOSED YOU ONCE BEFORE

WILL YOU LIMIT YOUR SENSE OF RIGHT

TO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR YOU

OR WILL YOU OPEN UP YOUR HEART

AND OPEN FREEDOMS DOOR?

GROW BABY GROW

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AND IF YOU DO I'LL LOVE YOU

FOR WHAT GOOD MY LOVE IS

I WISH THAT I COULD GIVE YOU

A REWARD THAT YOU MAY WANT

BUT I HAVE FOUND THE HEROINES

AND HEROS DO NOT GO THERE

THEY HAVE JUSTICE IN TEIR HEARTS

THEY HAVE JUSTICE IN THEIR SOUL

5

YOUR LIFE IS A TRANSITION

YOUR LIFE COULD BE A MISSION

IT'S ALL ABOUT DECISION

O DO WHAT'S RIGHT OR TO DO WHAT'S WRONG

THEIR AINT NO BLACK AND WHITE

BUT JUST WHATS WRONG

AND WHAT IS RIGHT

IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR LIFE

YOU'VE KNOWN IT ALL ALONG.

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AND EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE

AND EVERY FRIEND YOU TAKE

OUT OF THE INSTITUTION

BUILDS YOUR OWN COMMUNITY

 

THE TEACHER THEN CAN LEARN

THE CHILD CAN HAVE ITS TURN

THE WILD CAN HAVE THEIR SAY

WITHOUT PREJUDICE OR HATE.

CH

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AND YOU KNOW THAT YOU WILL WIN

AND YOU KNOW THAT WE WILL WIN

THOUGH WE LOSE A FEW BATTLES

AND SOME FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY

BUT THE DREAM PASSES ON

LONG AFTER YOU AND ME ARE GONE

THAT ONE DAY …….OH ONE DAY

OH OH

CLOSE THE DOOR

THE FEELINGS ARE LEAVING MY BODY AS WE SPEAK

MY ENERGY IS LYING IN THE PAPERS OF LAST WEEK

MY MIND IS TIRED AND NO ONE’S LISTENING ANYMORE

CLOSE THE DOOR CLOSE THE DOOR

THERE’S TOO MANY YOU’S AND TOO LITTLE OF ME LEFT

THERE’S TOO MANY SPLITS AMONGST THE PEOPLE OUT FOR WHAT THEY CAN GET

SOON THERE WILL BE NOT AN OUNCE OF FREEDOM LEFT

CLOSE THE DOOR CLOSE THE DOOR

TOO MUCH TEMPTATION TO JUST TURN ON THE TV

WATCHING THE DETECTIVES ARRESTING PEOPLE LIKE ME

OR MAYBE LISTEN TO ELVIS ON MY BROKEN HEART CD

CLOSE THE DOOR CLOSE THE DOOR

CHORUS

CLOSE THE DOOR TURN THE KEY

THEN I CAN PRETEND THAT ONE DAY I CAN BE FREE

TO FORGET ABOUT YOU AND NOT REMEMBER ME

CLOSE THE DOOR CLOSE THE DOOR

 

BURNT OUT AND BUSTED ROLLING WITHOUT WHEELS

CRASHED INTO AMERICA WHERE NO ONE KNOWS JUST HOW IT FEELS

TO BURN YOUR CLOTHES TO FIND OUT IF IT ALL IT’S REAL

CLOSE THE DOOR CLOSE THE DOOR

GETTIN OUT OF BED IS AN EFFORT IN ITSELF

SMOKING ENOUGH CIGARETTES TO ENSURE THAT ITS BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH

DRINKIN ENOUGH ALCOHOL SO IT DON’T MEAN NOTHING AT ALL

CLOSE THE DOOR CLOSE THE DOOR

TOO MANY ISSUES AND TOO MUCH PAIN

TO MANY LIVES THAT HAVE TO BE LIVED IN VAIN

TOO MANY PEOPLE CLOGGING UP THE DRAIN

CLOSE THE DOOR CLOSE THE DOOR

CH

DON’T LISTEN TO ME I AM BROKEN ANY MORE

WHATEVER I AM SAYING I KNOW THAT SOMEONE ISN’T SURE

I HAVEN’T GOT THE ANSWER THE MASS MOVEMENT OR THE CURE

CLOSE THE DOOR CLOSE THE DOOR

I SPENT MY LIFE WITH YOU FOR BETTER OR WORSE

SOMETIME YOU WERE MY DOCTOR SOMETIMES YOU WERE MY NURSE

ALL OF THESE TIMES WERE THE TIMES WHEN IT HURT

CLOSE THE DOOR CLOSE THE DOOR

LIVES ARE BEING LOST AND PEOPLE ARE DYING TOO

WHILST WE DEBATE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND YOU

WHILST WE RELY ON GHOSTS TO FIND OUT WHAT TO DO

CLOSE THE DOOR CLOSE THE DOOR

CH