blind faith will get you killed

[jenk]

The P-I editorial cautions against "rushing to judgement" in Saturday's killings. Yay.

I've seen several folks posting antiwar songs. And I thought of Springsteen's September '85 recording of "War". Listening to the intro, it's hard to believe it was recorded over 20 years ago:

If you grew up in the 60s, you grew up with war on TV every night. A war that your friends were involved in.

I want to do this song tonight for all the young people out there, in your teens... because I remember a lot of my friends, when they we were 17 or 18, didn't have much of a chance to think about how we felt about a lot of things.

And the next time, they're gonna be looking at you. And you're gonna need a lot of information to know what you're gonna wanna do.

Because in 1985, blind faith in your leaders, or in anything, will get you killed.

Cause what I'm talking about here is:

	War! (What is it good for) Absolutely nothing Say it again War! (What is it good for) Absolutely nothing War is something that I despise For it means the destruction of innocent lives A thousand tears in a mother's eye When their sons go out to fight to give their lives in a
chorus:	War! (What is it good for) Absolutely nothing Say it again War! (What is it good for) Absolutely nothing It ain't nothing but a heartbreaker Friend only to the undertaker War is the enemy of all mankind The thought of war just blows my mind Handed down from generation to generation Induction Destruction Who wants to die in a (chorus) War has shattered many young men's dreams Made them disabled, bitter and mean Life is too precious to be fighting wars each day War can't give life it can only take it away (chorus) Peace, love and understanding There must be some place for these things today They say we must fight to keep our freedom But I know there's gotta be a better way That's better than (chorus)
"War" was written by Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield. Transcribed from Live 75-85