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We sent them all
Across the ocean
Many lives
Were taken
But I didn't cry
I didn't know them
And I just looked on
With no expression
This land
Was once a home
Of friends and family
We used to know
They are all gone now
They are now gone
And for what
I cannot tell
Put down your banners and flags
This war you've made won't last
And your country's just lines on a map
They're drawn up, they don't last
Paper cities burning
The ashes fell like rain
And when the fire was over
Everything had changed
People come together
Reminds us we're the same
Put down your banners and flags
This war you've made won't last
And your country's just lines on a map
They're drawn up, they don't last
Across the ocean
Many lives
Were taken
But I didn't cry
I didn't know them
And I just looked on
With no expression
Was once a home
Of friends and family
We used to know
They are all gone now
They are now gone
And for what
I cannot tell
This war you've made won't last
And your country's just lines on a map
They're drawn up, they don't last
The ashes fell like rain
And when the fire was over
Everything had changed
Reminds us we're the same
This war you've made won't last
And your country's just lines on a map
They're drawn up, they don't last
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Just a poignant poem about the inconsistency of war vs. our own sense of right and wrong.