《Soldier(Manchester Square Demo)》歌词

歌曲： Soldier(Manchester Square Demo)

所属专辑：Still From The Heart

歌手： Angelic Upstarts

时长： 05:08

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Soldier (Manchester Square Demo) - Angelic Upstarts[00:00:00]

Written by：Andrews[00:00:01]

In a station in the city a British soldier stood[00:00:12]

Talking to the people there if the people would[00:00:18]

Some just stared in hatred and others turned in pain[00:00:23]

And the lonely British soldier wished he was back home again[00:00:28]

Come join the British army said the posters in his town[00:00:33]

See the world and have your come serve before the crown[00:00:38]

The jobs were hard to come by and could not face the dole[00:00:43]

So he took his country's shilling and enlisted on the roll[00:00:48]

But there was no fear of fighting the empire long was lost[00:00:53]

Just ten years in the army getting paid for being bossed[00:00:58]

Then leave a man experienced a man who's made the grade[00:01:03]

A medal and a pension some memories and a trade[00:01:08]

Then came the call to Ireland as the call had came before[00:01:13]

Another bloody chapter in an endless civil war[00:01:18]

The priests they stood on both[00:01:23]

Sides the priests they stood behind[00:01:25]

Another fight in Jesus name the blind against the blind[00:01:28]

The soldier stood between them between the whistling stones[00:01:33]

And then the broken bottles that led to broken bones[00:01:38]

The petrol bombs that burnt[00:01:43]

His hands the nails that pierced his skin[00:01:45]

And now wished that he'd stayed at home[00:01:48]

Surrounded by his kin[00:01:51]

The station filled with people the soldier soon was bored[00:01:53]

But better in the station than where the people warred[00:01:58]

The room filled up with mothers[00:02:03]

With daughters and with sons[00:02:06]

Who stared with itchy fingers at the soldier and his gun[00:02:08]

A yell of fear a screech of brakes the shattering of glass[00:02:13]

The window of the station broke to let the package pass[00:02:18]

A scream came from the mothers as they ran towards the door[00:02:23]

Dragging children crying from the bomb upon the floor[00:02:29]

The soldier stood and could not move his gun he could not use[00:02:33]

He knew the bomb had seconds and not minutes on the fuse[00:02:38]

He could not run to pick it up and throw it in the street[00:02:43]

There were far too many people there too many running feet[00:02:48]

Take cover yelled the soldier take cover for your lives[00:02:53]

And the Irishmen threw down their[00:02:58]

Young and stood before their wives[00:03:00]

They turned towards the soldier their eyes alive with fear[00:03:03]

For god's sake save children they'll end their short lives here[00:03:08]

The soldier moved towards the bomb his stomach like a stone[00:03:13]

Why was this his battle god why was he alone[00:03:18]

He lay down on the package and he murmured one farewell[00:03:23]

To those at home in England to those he loved so well[00:03:29]

He saw the sights of summer felt the wind upon his brow[00:03:34]

The young girls in the city parks how precious were they now[00:03:39]

The soaring of the swallow the beauty of the swan[00:03:44]

The music of the turning world so soon would it be gone[00:03:49]

A muffled soft explosion and the room began to quake[00:03:54]

The soldier blown across the floor his blood a crimson lake[00:03:59]

They never heard him cry or shout never heard him moan[00:04:04]

And they turned their children's faces from[00:04:09]

The blood and from the bones[00:04:11]

The crowd outside soon gathered and the ambulances came[00:04:14]

To carry off the body of a pawn lost to the game[00:04:19]

And the crowd they clapped and cheered[00:04:24]

And they sang their rebel songs[00:04:26]

One soldier less to interfere where he did not belong[00:04:29]

But will the children growing up learn at their mothers knees[00:04:34]

The story of that soldier who bought their liberty[00:04:39]

Who used his youthful body as a means towards the end[00:04:44]

Who gave his life to those who called him murderer not friend[00:04:49]