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The Greatest Anti-war/ Peace & Justice Song,
The Request by Thomas Easaw, the Deepest
Living Voice on Earth
I am Thomas Easaw.
I come from the land of Mahatma Gandhi, where
English is not my first language. And so my
expressions may not be as powerful as my
feelings are. This is only an attempt.
Friends and enemies,
For the President of the United States,
(unlike the sincere American), the dollar may
be the most important thing on earth. But for
those who believe that honor is greater than
the dollar, they are left with no other
option, but to fight and die - because they
cannot win.
Let us not kill them and let them not kill
us.
If it was Afghanistan, the day before; Iraq,
yesterday and Iran, today - it could be me,
tomorrow and you, the day after. When such
intimidation to our dignity is in the air, it
is expected of all of us to stand up to
defend our lives and our pride. But for those
of you, who have been brought up in the way
of love and non-violence, who prefer not to
fight or kill, at least join me in my song,
"The Request".
If you believe in what you think you believe
in
Think for a little while
You're not the only one on planet earth
Don't think you're always right.
Every little man has his own little right
To live in his own little land
Every little man who fights to defend that
Is admired, be he wrong or right.
You simply cannot strip a whole nation
Stark naked of its pride
America, America
Don't start the Last World War.
When it happens in Pakistan,
You simply seem to shut your eyes,
When rights are violated in China,
You have them on your favored list.
Unless politically/commercially hit,
You seem to keep pretty still,
Somehow you seem to nurture the notion that
The world spins on your goodwill.
You simply cannot strip a whole nation
Stark naked of its pride
America, America
Don't start the Last World War.
Thomas Easaw as writer, musician, philosopher
and owner of the Deepest Living Voice on
Earth, is a one-man peace and justice
movement, working towards the betterment of
mankind.
http://www.thomaseasaw.com/request.htm
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