It sets a furious attack on arms makers to the tune of the traditional "Nottamun Town".
The words
A bitter denunciation of the people who build weapons and profit from wars they never fight.
The singer speaks straight to the people who build and sell weapons. Verse by verse he accuses them of hiding behind desks and walls, frightening the world into war, and sending the young to die while they stay safe and grow rich. There is no chorus and no softening; his anger grows until he says no amount of money can redeem them and wishes for their death. The tune is a stark, circling traditional melody under a bare guitar.
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The words
A bitter denunciation of the people who build weapons and profit from wars they never fight.
The singer speaks straight to the people who build and sell weapons. Verse by verse he accuses them of hiding behind desks and walls, frightening the world into war, and sending the young to die while they stay safe and grow rich. There is no chorus and no softening; his anger grows until he says no amount of money can redeem them and wishes for their death. The tune is a stark, circling traditional melody under a bare guitar.
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