When one thousand lies are told as true

one thousand lies are multiplied

one thousand smiles turn into frowns

one thousand orphans wonder why

one thousand fears create a war

one thousand people believe the lie

one thousand soldiers prepare to leave

one thousand phantoms haunt the skies

one thousand hearts skip a beat

one thousand myths are sold as facts

one thousand mothers start to cry

one thousand soldiers start to pack

one thousand nightmares kill our dreams

one thousand bombs explode outside

one thousand prayers go unheard

one thousand widows mourn and cry

one thousand protestors fill the streets

one thousand questions go unasked

one thousand legs are blown clean off

one thousand drops of blood fall fast

one thousand hearts are bleeding

one thousand tears fall from her face

one thousand laws are broken

one thousand saints fall from grace

one thousand terrors haunt the land

one thousand men fear for their lives

one thousand hostages are bound and gagged

one thousand bullets go shooting by

one thousand weapons are piled up

one thousand politicians spew their lies

one thousand eyes close for the last time

one thousand lies are magnified

one thousand buglers play Taps

one thousand ghosts scare the town

one thousand flags fly at half staff

one thousand coffins drop six feet down

one thousand snipers take careful aim

and one thousand soldiers die in vain.

September 7 2004