Wars and Rumors of Wars

Listen to the Truth-Bringers Sing

The children are dead; mothers are weeping

wars and rumors of wars

The news is not saying - anchors are sleeping

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Down in the Valley, beyond the green fields,

sun shining bright on the weapon he wields,

a man will fight for the family he shields

wars and rumors of wars

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It’s spring in the desert, octillo in bloom

wars and rumors of wars

the desert’s alive with Anaqua’s perfume

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Along the recasa, Chachalacas bring

the news of the Valley, where truth-bringers sing

of death on the Rio, where ricochets ring -

wars and rumors of wars

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The media glows with celebrity noise

wars and rumors of wars

friends and their foes playing games with their toys

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but down on the Rio, Destiny waits;

word from the front weaving Fortunes and Fates,

bringing the truth of the Guns at the Gates -

wars and rumors of wars