IT LOOKS FAMILIAR

You're coming to the land of straight people
Where everything is wrong
Come and smell dying man's sweat
Become skin and bone.
Feel the ground, feel this moisty dust
That you're crawling upon
Feel that lethal weapon in your arms
That reminds you - your childhood is gone
It looks familiar, in many ways
Our lives are torn
It looks familiar, on every screen
In every song

Welcome to the land of brave speeches
Listen, applaud and have fun
We're trained to think whatever you like
But such wonderful training never lasts long.
So wherever on earth you may be
Beware of people evil and strong
Nothing's changed over the centuries
We usually die on some homeland stone
It looks familiar, in many ways
Our lives are torn
It looks familiar, on every screen
In every song
It looks familiar, it's the same old scene
In the new war zone
It looks familiar, we lose or win
It's the same old song.

 

(M. Petrak)

 

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