[Vintage54]

                                 Flags of flesh.

                             Mars come closer
                             Loads the gun
                             Throws a shadow across the sun
                             Sabre's rattle
                             The game's begun
                             The peace once holding comes undone

                             Your Country needs you
                             Says the flyer
                             Patriotism catches fire
                             The young enlist
                             The young expire
                             Flags of flesh hung on the wire

                             One more tank please
                             One more rocket
                             Once it starts it's hard to stop it
                             War is bad
                             But hey! don't knock it
                             Someone somewhere stands to profit

                             For wars long dead
                             And those still running
                             The funeral march just keeps on drumming
                             Angels weeping
                             Devils humming
                             Christ be quicker if you're coming.

                                          Vintage54

[Vintage54]

   Sorry everyone, the first line should read "comes closer" thanks all.

                     Vintage54

[tomcrocus]

Hi Vintage,
                 it's one of your shorter ones but as usual it's
full of classic Vintage lines.
"Mars comes closer
 Loads the gun
 Throws a shadow across the sun", that's sweet,
                                                                       all the best,Tom.

[Katie Wilson]

Hi I can imagine a group like the prodigy singing this probably because of the fire lyrics - nice and aggressive stuff or a Johnny rotten song that kind of thing - that's what it says to
Me anyway xxx

[rightly]

I really like these lyrics

i wonder if I could try to find some music to them
I need to stretch out a bit with colaborations.
Would that be possible. I don't know if anything will come of my attempts, I've got so much going on.

I just wanted to say I enjoyed reading and reflecting on these words.
thanks for aharing.

[Misanthropist]

vivid,sombe,deep...

[Vintage54]

  Thanks everyone, for taking the trouble to reply, love making connections. Rightly, if you want to take a stab at this musically, be my guest, no plans for it myself at the moment.

                         Thanks again all
                             vintage54

[Paulski]

Holy sh!t that's good.
Nothing draws attention like the truth    and you hung it out on the barbed wire for all to witness.

Paul

[adamfarr]

Hi Vintage, really really like it!


For me the one thing that seemed like a missed opportunity was the line “war is bad”. I reckon you could go for something really graphic to make the throwaway “hey don’t knock it” even more ridiculous (and continue the flesh motif). Thinking quickly: “blood is gushing”... or “guts are spilling”... “orphans dying”...  Must be something out there...
Great theme and simple and effective message though!