The Freewheelin’ Troubadour – Fallen Soldiers – Live @ Proud
RIP Bakari Davis Written and performed in his memory. THERE’S NO STRENGTH BEHIND A KNIFE! 09.08.08 Fallen Soldiers Here’s to the fallen soldiers, of the the war that’s on our street, A thousand souls sent searching solace above, now they’ve escaped this cold concrete Here’s to the fallen fighters for love, Who died in search of life, It’s time that we increase the peace, There’s no strength behind a knife Me, I was lucky to escape before long, I had to leave my brothers behind, They were left still singing the same sad songs, In the same old daily grind Now theres 6 dead boys that I used to know, All killed in a 4 month spell, The streets I’d roam, the greying town I’d call home, Has been condemned by God, to hell The path I used to walk to school, Now leads to a darker place, Where hooded men shrouded in sin Remove emotion from your face When these men meet no mercy and die, In hell they shall surely burn, for all the times they heard the lesson, they never chose to learn Here’s to the fallen soldiers, How many brothers do we have to lose How many men in the million man march must drown With this towns forced on concrete shoes Here’s to men that were snatched from this world, And their mothers who live with strife, It’s time that we increase the peace, There’s no strength behind a knife