10,000 Years (Peace is Now): by Live

Sazerac · 09-18-2001, 08:29 PM

It has been a week today since the speechless, unimaginable terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. (whether or not it really was the target; doesn't matter). We still seek the perpetrators, and for once, the major powers of the western world are united in helping to seek and stamp out terrorist activities. I pray that we are able to find those responsible for these heinous crimes and see justice done swiftly and efficiently.

I was listening to one of my favorite songs by Live yesterday evening, and, listening to the lyrics, it chilled me to think of how apropos they were to the situation the world now faces. I am reproducing them here to share them with you, and to dedicate it to the victims of the tragedy, both last week and to ourselves, the ones who must continue the fight to end terrorism.

10,000 Years (Peace is Now): by Live

The world is burning down
Can't you smell the smoke in the air?
War, disease, and famine
This demon, she is everywhere

Poets and preachers and politicians
They've all had their say
And we got 10,000 years
Devoted to nothing But tomorrow and yesterday
10,000 years....

If all of the ignorance in the world
Passed a second ago
What would you say?
Who would you obey?
I am here to say that
Peace is now...

Mr. President
I hereby pardon you of all your crimes
For they are just as much mine

Selfishness and separation have led me to believe
that the world is not my problem
The world is not my problem
I am the world
And you are the world
And I, yes I, am the world
and you are the world...

If all of the ignorance in the world
Passed a second ago
What would you say?
Who would you obey?
I am here to say that
Peace is now
Peace is now
Peace is now...

[This message has been edited by Sazerac (edited 09-18-2001).]

09-18-2001, 08:29 PM	#1
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 61 Posts: 7,387	It has been a week today since the speechless, unimaginable terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. (whether or not it really was the target; doesn't matter). We still seek the perpetrators, and for once, the major powers of the western world are united in helping to seek and stamp out terrorist activities. I pray that we are able to find those responsible for these heinous crimes and see justice done swiftly and efficiently. I was listening to one of my favorite songs by Live yesterday evening, and, listening to the lyrics, it chilled me to think of how apropos they were to the situation the world now faces. I am reproducing them here to share them with you, and to dedicate it to the victims of the tragedy, both last week and to ourselves, the ones who must continue the fight to end terrorism. 10,000 Years (Peace is Now): by Live The world is burning down Can't you smell the smoke in the air? War, disease, and famine This demon, she is everywhere Poets and preachers and politicians They've all had their say And we got 10,000 years Devoted to nothing But tomorrow and yesterday 10,000 years.... If all of the ignorance in the world Passed a second ago What would you say? Who would you obey? I am here to say that Peace is now... Mr. President I hereby pardon you of all your crimes For they are just as much mine Selfishness and separation have led me to believe that the world is not my problem The world is not my problem I am the world And you are the world And I, yes I, am the world and you are the world... If all of the ignorance in the world Passed a second ago What would you say? Who would you obey? I am here to say that Peace is now Peace is now Peace is now... [This message has been edited by Sazerac (edited 09-18-2001).]