A rhyme about war...

[Shinobi-Iri (nick)]

Going back to my rap roots on this one...

Why is it everyday we all insist/
On just killing off our fellow man like this/ 2
Seems that every time your boy turns around/
It's another motherfucker trying to put us down/4
They tell us 'gotta be a soldier, gotta save the world'/
Meanwhile greenhouse got us burned or boiled/6
When the guns come out then we go all out/
'Til the blood comes rushing out like a water spout/8
Should I go to Iraq, or Indonesia?/
If I had my way man I'd have to choose neither/10
What happened to peaceful protest and shit?/
Seems democracy is now a bullet and a clip/12
Don't look at me, don't ask me why/
Our sisters and brothers join up just to die/14
If heaven turns away those who'd rather be well/
I'd rather save a few lives if I'm going to hell/16

Thought I might explain the last two lines. What that means is, if people say cowards go to hell, which I have heard before. Then I mean if by me not going to war makes me a coward, then I'd rather go to hell and spare the people I'd potentially kill, rather than be a hero and taken away somebody's daughter or son, yes? Please, don't take my lyrics literally.

[madkill]

in all...this could be sung nicely I think.

It's a good one to be honest. ^^ Nice.

[Shinobi-Iri (nick)]

Thanks Madkill...to be honest when I read your bit in the poetry section about rap being "retards attempting poetry" I immediately thought you were not going to like this.

[Payrune]

It has a nice flow to it, it makes sense and I'd have to agree with it too. People are killing each other in these wars over things like control, religion, etc. Most of the people who enlist I feel sorry for them, because they don't seem to value their lives that much by risking it, and in the process they're not only throwing away their own life but taking away others' as well.

People will always disagree, and as long as people disagree there will always be war... It's sad, really, and I hate to see what the future holds for us if all these wars keep building up over stupid crap.

But anyway, I thought this was a good contribution to the cause and maybe, hopefully people will learn to listen to the logic of words like these and stop being so damn ignorant so that they can come to the realization that our leaders are turning us all into murderers and provoking senseless killing.

[Shinobi-Iri (nick)]

A lot of people enlist in the army because it's a way to make money without having much education. That's why a lot of people over here in Australia do it, they might have dropped out of school so they get a job in the ADF to make money. I guess they don't realize they're getting put into potentially dangerous situations.

And don't get me wrong, this isn't a protest song...it's an awareness song.