The Shame

Lyrics

A million times I've looked at the tides But never before have I found myself blinded By the cold burning tears of anger and pity And shame For lying before me is a tiny young life Ended by years of hatred and crime Killed by indifferent fanatic religious divides They crept out of hiding and ran for their lives Too young for the fighting, too young to take sides Their hope for the future Washed up there in the brine It's important to note that the waters they choked in Were international They'd pinned all their hopes on The rumours of Eden The promise of freedom we gave But the door you'd left open Was slammed in their face I'm full of self-loathing it's a common disgrace As a world we do nothing But silently let them die So tell me my friend does the future look rosy Do you sleep well in bed, safe warm and cosy Do you hope someone finds a solution overnight And tell me again how history repeats And how we could learn from all our mistakes How you'd like to help But sadly your hands are tied With racists and bigots running countries and business No real religions just misguided misfits It's business as usual towing the party line How proud you must feel When you're cutting your deals With arms manufacturers greasing the wheels Selling bullets and bombs To the men with the guns taking lives So tell me my friend does the future look rosy Do you sleep well in bed, safe warm and cosy Do you hope someone finds a solution overnight And tell me again how history repeats And how we could learn from all our mistakes How you'd like to help But sadly you haven't the time