I know some people who are self-described pacifists--friends who believe that a peaceful resolution to conflict is not only the best resolution…its the only resolution that can yield truly significant and lasting results. I've been asking myself for almost two decades if I might be a pacifist. And its still one of the hardest questions to answer, getting harder every day. I can only hope that this song will encourage people to think about how they would answer. This is the only song on this record that will probably be misunderstood. - Brad Barr
lyrics
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In the violence of the morning
I'm as wrong as I am free
And Saint Cecilia
Holds a candle out for me
Its an obligated offer
But I'll accept it just the same
It's better than trying
Not to feel anyone else's pain
I'm not talking about beauty
Don't feel like speaking anymore
Cause when it finds me
I'm ready for war
I'm ready for war
I'm ready for war
Now they're burning down the temples
Of some long forgotten grace
And Shiva sits
With that look upon her face
If you think you're done pretending
That you don't feel it anymore
And win or lose
Say I'm ready for war
I'm ready for war
The heart screams
Is this what you wanted?
Blood on your hands
To feel something of your own
Everybody does
It was raining in Savannah
And you kept your apron on
While we danced slowly
To that Van Morrison song
Well you brought me to the vanguard
Let me see behind the door
And in my fury
I said I'm ready for war
I'm ready for war
I'm ready for war
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