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A Cruel Madness (LRB)

Graeham Goble
January 7th, 1985, September 1986 & December 1987

Ego claims the victory
The silence closes again
Dreams rain down on humanity
As we stand with our face to the wind
Prisoners taken and locked away
The trial has begun
The truth is forsaken and we cannot say
Who is the fortunate one

My little son
He looked up and said to me
I wanna know
Now who is the enemy?
The radio
Just said there was gonna be
A cruel madness

A cruel madness
That our kids have to live in this world as it is today
A cruel madness
You know I just want out
I wanna scream and shout
And turn it about
Sail away

What can I say
To someone as young as you?
How could you know
The things that a man will do?
Or understand
What nobody ever knew
It's just a cruel madness

A cruel madness
That our kids have to live in this world as it is today
A cruel madness
You know I just want out
I wanna scream and shout
And turn it about
Sail away

Lines are drawn and numbers called for those who must obey
Sons and daughters climb the city walls to give their youth away
How much longer will insanity reign?
When can we go home?
Why do nations want to live this way?
In their world all alone

My little son, don't cry
You have the power within your life
Don't be afraid, your tenderness
Will stop this cruel madness

A cruel madness
That our kids have to live in this world as it is today
A cruel madness
You know I just want out
I wanna scream and shout
And turn it about, madness

That our kids have to live in this world as it is today
A cruel madness
You know I just want out
I wanna scream and shout
And turn it about
Sail away

© 1988 Universal Music Publishing
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