The Cry of Love Track

If/When (2024)

I am the wayward child, you are the teacher’s cane
You are the rulebook, I am the game
I am the peaceful future world, without hate and war
You are the claim that war and fear are just the way things are
I am the all-night rave, you are the raid at dawn
I am the open arms, you are the fist of iron
I am the mushroom tea, you are the mushroom cloud
I am the peaceful march, you are the baton round

Do you know my name yet? Shall I tell you what it is?
Perhaps you think that I’m a pacifist

I am the work of art, you are the censor’s pen
I am the word misused, you are the pedant’s scorn
I am the honest truth that you would condemn
I play the game for fun, you play the game to win
I am the open door, you are the padlocked cage
I am the lover’s kiss, you are the love betrayed
I am the needs of many, you are the wealth of few
I am the song of hope, you are the voice of doom

Do you know my name yet? Shall I tell you what it is?
Perhaps you think that I’m a socialist

I am the standing stone, you are the crucifix
I am the stream of life, you are the river Styx
I am the promise kept, you are the careless lie
You are the bitter thoughts of the suicide
I am the ALF, and I am CND
You are the SIS, you are the SPG
I am the rule of thumb, you are the rule of law
I am the frank exchange, you are the nuclear war

Do you know my name yet? Shall I tell you what it is?
Perhaps you think that I’m a communist

I am the tender kiss and the soft caress
You are the prison cell and the hangman’s noose
I am the prisoner, you are the trumped-up charge
You are the fascists’ chant, I am the lone guitar
I am the rising moon, you are the setting sun
You are what is today, I am what is to come
I am what joins us all, but you tear us apart
I am the cry of love, you are the broken heart

Do you know my name yet? Shall I tell you what it is?
Perhaps you think that I’m an anarchist
Do you know my name yet? Shall I tell you what it is?