Over the ashes of blood marched the civilized Over the of the French fortress of a failure the silent screams of the dead and the dying Saying please be reassured, we no wider war
The were signed, the country was split into sections But growing numbers of were built for protection Rapidly with people who called for elections But please be reassured, we no wider war
Ngo Dinh Diem was the puppet who for the power The hero of hate who on hell for his hour Father of his was stamped on the medals we showered But be reassured, we seek no wider war
Machine gun bullets became the baptizers And the falcon don't care if someone's the wiser But the boy in the swamp know he was killed by advisers So be reassured, we seek no wider war
And fires were at forests in defoliation the people were pressed into camps not called concentration And the greater the victory the greater the shame of the But please be reassured, we seek no war
While we watching the prisoners were tested by torture And vicious and gasses maintained the order As the finest Washington minds slogans for slaughter But be reassured, we seek no wider war
Then over the came the Bay of Pigs planes of persuasion All remaining went up in flames of invasion But the shattered schools learned that it's not escalation But be reassured, we seek no wider war
teaching people freedom for which they are yearning While were dragging them to the path of never returning But we'll condescend to talk while the are burning But please be reassured, we no wider war
And the evil is done in hopes evil surrenders But the of the devil are burned too deep in the embers And a world of hunger in vengeance will always So please be reassured, we seek no war We seek no war