Everywhere they gathered on that day

Poppies worn with pride

And in a land torn apart by hate

People came to pray

It was a time of hope, a time of peace

A time for a change

But in a moment all was raised to the ground

Could it ever be the same?



Some mother's son or daughter lay in wait

And blew some mother's child away

And every dream we dream

We have to pay the price

In God's name what have we become?



On Remembrance Day

On Remembrance Day



Through the hell a father dug with his bare hands

Still standing firm in his belief

He asked forgiveness for the one who'd taken life

I'm sure I heard the heavens cry

And as the grey reality of violence leaves its scar

The pictures tell their stories more than words

A sense of survival might teach us all we know

But there's another way for voices to be heard



Some mother's son or daughter lay in wait

And blew some mother's child away

And every dream we dream

We have to pay the price

In God's name what have we become?



On Remembrance Day

On Remembrance Day



I pray they find a peace

In a great and proud land

Where their sons and daughters

Will walk hand in hand

And all the hearts will beat

To the sound of one drum

When the streets no more

Echo the gun