The Weight of War

I feel it on my shoulders

I feel it in my heart

A painful, heavy burden

I felt right from the start

From the dropping of the first bomb

That began the painful strife

From the tears of the first mother

Whose child had lost their life

And once again, I wonder

What all the killing’s for

I feel the pain from all the strain

Beneath the weight of war

You see it in their faces

You hear it in their cries

In far too many places

Driven by so many lies

Burdened by the weight of war

And paying all the cost

Victims of our senseless greed

So blind to what is lost

And once again, they wonder

What all the killing’s for

They feel the strain from all the pain

Beneath the weight of war

My children and your children

Will never live in peace

Until we set aside this greed

Until these wars all cease

The world that they could live in

Is lost in all we’re fighting for

Smothered by the price they pay

Beneath the weight of war

How long will we still wonder

What all the killing’s for

And feel the strain from all the pain

Beneath the weight of war