A Cruel Madness

Ego claims the victory, the silence closes again

Dreams rain down on humanity as we stand with our face to the wind

Prisoners taken and locked away, the trial has begun

The truth is forsaken and we cannot say who is the fortunate one

My little son, he looked up and said to me,

"I wanna know, now who is the enemy?

The radio just said there was gonna be

A cruel madness"

A cruel madness

That our kids have to live in this world as it is today

A cruel madness

You know, I just want out, I wanna scream and shout and turn it about

Sail away

What can I say to someone as young as you?

How could you know the things that a man will do?

Or understand what nobody ever knew

It's just a cruel madness

A cruel madness

That our kids have to live in this world as it is today

A cruel madness

You know, I just want out, I wanna scream and shout and turn it about

Sail away

Lines are drawn, the numbers called for those who must obey

Sons and daughters climb the city walls to give their youth away

How much longer will insanity reign? When can we go home?

Why do nations want to live this way? In their world all alone

My little son, don't cry

You have the power within your life

Don't be afraid, your tenderness

Will stop this cruel madness

A cruel madness

That our kids have to live in this world as it is today

A cruel madness

You know, I just want out, I wanna scream and shout and turn it about

Madness

That our kids have to live in this world as it is today

A cruel madness

You know, I just want out, I wanna scream and shout and turn it about

Sail away