The Falcon’s Hearth

Gather 'round people, lend me your ear
Open your minds and all will be clear
Burn down the flags that you hold so dear
Raise your voice; there is nothing to fear

"Speak! for your lips are free," as a bird
Speak! if you don't, you'll never be heard
Speak! and speak, till you can speak no more
Speak! till your words knock on God's own door

If you cannot speak, talk through your eyes
Wipe off your tears and hold your head high
'Tis where you finish, not where you begin
"For the loser now, will be later to win"

Not only thy neighbour, love all men, alike
"Don't break people's heart, 'tis where God resides;" But
If ever attacked in the day or the night
Stand up and fight!; you must stand up and fight

"The jackal's wedding," under the desert palms
Their neo-con killers, our own Uncle Toms
No friends of yours and no friends of mine
Go! spit in their beer and piss in their wine

"The moving finger writes, and having writ, moves on"
Our troubles will pass, a new day will dawn
The sun and the moon are at His command
"As-shams-u wal qamaru bay-husbaan"

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust"
Return to our Lord, someday, we must; But,
To the day of your death, from the day of your birth
"Live like a falcon, in the mountain's hearth"

So, if your hands are tied and you are down on your knees
It seems as though troubles will never cease; Remember
"They can bomb the world to pieces
But they can't bomb it into peace"