Armies of kings
Kingdoms of poor
Attacked from gutters in broadcasts at morn
Apparently
So, Buddists trade
Orange robes for camouflage
And buy up guns
Pointing to hills
Where the Chinese live
And fill their bullets
With the milk of cobras
They settle in
Singing
All trophies won
Return to their slums
Next door Muslims
Then sharpen swords
Made from the factories of America
Meticulously
As Texans wait
To dilate
Mountainsides of sulphur
To mustard gas
Singing
All trophies won
Return to their slums
Soon leaders meet
In upstate New York
The leaders talk about democracy
With howitzers
Raised to the stars
Aimed at Iranians
Singing while steering
With ploughshares
Made from swords
credits
from We Hope in All Things New,
released June 15, 2009
Produced by Steven Nicoll and Justin Doyle.
Recorded and engineered by Janina Nicoll and Justin Doyle at Could Happen Studios and the Blue Room.
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