Prelude to a Massacre
The wind is subtle on my cheek
I stand at the cross roads, mild and meek
No-one sees me but people are everywhere
No-one has stopped to look or stare
They all pass by without a word
A roar, a laugh, a whistle, a horn
Maybe it's better never to be born
There's green and I start to walk
Nothing yet about which to talk
I pass them by without a word
A mouth gapes and I step up to it
Through, it closes, bit by bit
I travel along but my feet do not move
Everyone looks like they have something to prove
They all pass by without a word
The crowd encroaches on my personal space
I push and squeeze through the rat race
People lust and crave material things
The richest, adored, abhorred, such as kings
I pass them by without a word
The walls are lost in a sea of bodies
No-one cares in the least where God is
All caught up in business and trade
Lost is the purity of which we were made
They all pass by without a word
Tens, hundreds, thousands of faces
No-one caring for people or places
Time is vital, not a second to be lost
Look out for yourself whatever the cost
I pass them by without a word
So many people yet I am alone
I have a mission, like a dog with a bone
To show them the error of their ways
Some might see better days
They all pass by without a word
Soon they will be mine and only mine
I will pass them over the line
They will be judged by a higher power
There they will hide away and cower
I pass them by without a word
I watch over them, silently observing
Their own desire they are serving
Time is slowing, everything is slow
I feel my cheeks burn and glow
They all pass by without a word
A child will whimper and hold their mother
Well it will do them to hold each other
They have no idea what life is about
I will show them without a doubt
They all pass by without a word
The time has come , I feel, taste it
God will save them, those that are fit
no-one can stop me, not now or ever
No-one will try, no matter how clever
I pass them by without a word
They don't know suffering, they don't know pain
They haven't lived with someone insane
no-one told them of the hiding and beating
It is evil and needs defeating
They all pass by without a word
The have lived a blessed life
Not used as a punching bag but as a wife
Their children are happy, sleeping sound
Next door a child is whipped like a defenceless hound
I pass them by without a word
How much can a person take?
Now I must show them for their own sake
It's their society, it's them that are wrong
They never care for very long
They all pass by without a word
Shots ring out and the crowd is silent
Who would have thought it could be so violent?
Far away, in the distance, a door
Bodies carpet the polished floor
I pass them by without a word
Aftermath of a Massacre
Bodies carpet the polished floor
Everything was silent, nothing moved
Artificial light flooded the area
Hysterical screams, shrill and loud
This was the beginning of the end
The madman gone, is he gone? Where is he?
A flak jacket spins, pressed to the wall
Guns at the ready, making their move
On who or what? where and why?
This was the beginning of the end
A whimper, a cry, a scream, a shout
No-one is certain, no-one is sure
Police flood the area, always aware
Forward, forward, everything clear
This was the beginning of the end
Cowering groups, herded, shepherded
Footprints, fingerprints, hairs and fibres
The room will be spotless, too neat, too clean
Trying to wash and sweep away memories
This was the beginning of the end
Questions, questions, what did you see?
Blood fills the eyes of the young, impressionable
Description? Too fast; short, tall? fat, thin?
Shocked, scraed, with it or not
This was the beginning of the end
They question me, analyse my every move
Are they suspicious, cautious or what?
False name, wrong address, everything different
I exit, I breathe, turn down the street
this was the beginning of the end
The End
Knock, knock, knock on wood
Anyone home, answer up, face up
Slowly walking, I'm coming, so slowly
Breathing silently, cool, calm, collected
Always remember, it's not my fault
Suits standing tall and proud
Yes, police come inside
Search, looking, finding nothing
They can't get me but they thing them will
Always remember, it's not my fault
Lies stream, a flood of lies
Smooth answers, not too smooth
nice policeman, there, there, nice policemen
Satisfy you curiosity, go ahead and try
Always remember, it's not my fault
Why did you lie, tell me now?
Lie? Who me, but how did they know?
How did they find me, my name, address?
It's not possible, it just can't be
Always remember, it's not my fault
Can't think, can't breathe, can't even move
Come on, come on, answers must be given
Door shuts behind me, they're taking me away
It won't work, there is no proof
Always remember, it's not my fault
The street is grey, breathe in, breathe out
A car slowly driving, passenger in back
Slower, slower, slower still
The policeman smiles, ducks; a barrel
Always remember, it's not my -
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