Song des Tages: The Knife

(Genesis: "The Knife". Aus dem Album "Trespass", 1970)

(For those who trespass against us.)

Tell me my life is about to begin,
Tell me that I am a hero!
Promise me all of your violent dreams,
Light up your body with anger.
Now, in this ugly world,
It is time to destroy all this evil!
Now, when I give the word,
get ready to fight for your freedom - now!

Stand up and fight, for you know we are right,
We must strike at the lies
That have spread like disease through our minds.
Soon we'll have power, every soldier will rest
And we'll spread out our kindness
To all who our love now deserve.
Some of you are going to die -
Martyrs of course to the freedom that I shall provide.

I'll give you the names of those you must kill,
All must die with their children.
Carry their heads to the Palace of Old,
Hang them high, let the blood flow!
Now, in this hate-filled world,
break all the chains around us!
Now, the crusade has begun,
Give us a land fit for heroes - now!

Stand up and fight, for you know we are right,
We must strike at the lies
That have spread like disease through our minds.
Soon we'll have power, every soldier will rest
And we'll spread out our kindness
To all who our love now deserve.
Some of you are going to die -
Martyrs of course to the freedom that I shall provide.

We are only wanting freedom
We are only wanting freedom
We are only wanting freedom
We are only wanting freedom ("Freedom, freedom, freedom ...")
We are only wanting freedom ("Things are getting out of control here today")
We are only wanting freedom ("OK men - fire over their heads!")
We are only wanting freedom

--- WE HAVE WON ---

Some of you are going to die,
Martyrs of course to the freedom that I shall provide.

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Anmerkung: Eigentlich spricht dieser alte Song aus den güldenen Genesis-Tagen ja für sich und bedarf keiner Erklärung. Um dennoch mögliche Missverständnisse zu vermeiden, möchte ich aber explizit darauf hinweisen, dass es sich hier um einen flammenden Aufruf zum Gewaltverzicht handelt. Es ist erschreckend, dass ich mich aufgefordert sehe, so etwas zu schreiben - aber so traurig und degeneriert ist unsere Welt heute eben.