• Grah1
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Topic: Slaughter of innocents

Recently we had a post discussing the use of  strong  language in songs and  poems, sorry if  this offends any one but I  feel in this case it  warrants the use, so please feel free to insert an appropriate alterative word at the end .

Graham Windle 13 -08-2014 © all rights reserved ...

Slaughter of innocents

You rain down your terror
on people like me
Without rhyme or reason
the whole world can see
My brothers and sisters
die screaming in pain
No one should suffer
for somebody's gain
They say lightening can
never strike the same place
As bolt after bolt
seems to target my place
The innocents perish
the people erased
The meaning of mercy
turned arse about face
Your promises vanish
as quick as pie crust
And memories dissolve
blown away with the dust
All of your words they
appear back to front
It is my opinion
that you are a C**T ...

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Re: Slaughter of innocents

I like and aperson can insert there own ending.

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Re: Slaughter of innocents

Some times this is the only way to descibe.
I think the C word really fits in this context!
Nice work

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Re: Slaughter of innocents

I have the utmost respect for your musical abilities and song writing Graham. And this song is very powerful in content and emotion. But speaking only for myself,and I'm no prude by any stretch, I could never use that word in a song or otherwise. For sure not on a family friendly forum.That being said, you are still one of my favorite posters on this site. jmo.
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Re: Slaughter of innocents

Thanks for the honest comments ,I knew this would be controversial when I posted this.My emotions were strong when writing and I felt there wasn't another word strong enough in the English language to finish the poem hence the warning at the beginning.

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Re: Slaughter of innocents

This is the finished  song ..Again please do not  read  if  you  are easily  offended  by  the  content.

Graham Windle
13 -08-2014 © all rights reserved ...
Slaughter of innocents

Am
You rain down your terror
       Em
on people like me
F
Without rhyme or reason
         Am
the whole world can see
Am
My brothers and sisters
          Em
die screaming in pain
  F
No one should suffer
               Am
for somebody's gain

Am-  Em-F       F   F  Em Em    Am
De –mocracy  set  my  people  free
Am-  Em-F         F   F  Em Em        Am
De –mocracy  take  these  chains  off  me

Am
They say lightening can
           Em
never strike the same place
  F
As bolt after bolt
                 Am
seems to target my place
Am
The innocents perish
          Em
the people erased
         F
The meaning of mercy
              Am
turned arse about face

Am-  Em-F       F   F  Em Em    Am
De –mocracy  set  my  people  free
Am-  Em-F         F   F  Em Em        Am
De –mocracy  take  these  chains  off  me

Am
Your promises vanish
         Em
as quick as pie crust
       F
and memories dissolve
             Am
blown away with the dust
Am
All of your words
     Em
appear back to front
    F
It is my opinion

                       Am
that you are a **** …

Am-  Em-F       F   F  Em Em    Am
De –mocracy  set  my  people  free
Am-  Em-F         F   F  Em Em        Am
De –mocracy  take  these  chains  off  me

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Re: Slaughter of innocents

That says it all Grah

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