The Minaret

It's the end of spring
 and light hangs on
 Dripping over geraniums
 and humming bird wings
 In the blaze of summer
 we'll tap our weapons out
 to the cadence of a melody
 they sang at Normandy
 It won't be
 the same the again
 and we'll just walk away
 it's the end
 We crossed on the ridge
 and cut their women down
 I climbed up on the minaret
 and occupied the town
 They scattered in the woods
 to gather up their strength
 Dripping blood on the road
 and oh how the animals looked on
 They all see how we've changed
 all the rules of the game
 I can see both sides
 I can see both sides
 I can see both sides
 I can see both sides
 I can see both sides
 and it paralyzed me
 An eye for an eye
 was a way to limit revenge
 We've done away with all of that
 Read how it all begins
 It was written years before,
 same name, same war
 I can see both sides
 I can see both sides
 I can see both sides
 I can see both sides
 I can see both sides
 and it paralyzed me
 inside