There’s A War Going On

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The camera at the bus stop watches people from afar
It is watching Mr Mani in his chauffeur-driven car
With his cell-phone and his laptop, he is planning out his day
Moving money round the world he'll make ten grand before midday

There's a guy in Nike T-shirt who's outside a betting shop
He waits for it to open before rushing to his job
He's praying that a horse will win at odds of eight-to-one
It might pay off some interest or buy his kids some fun

On a bench there is a pensioner who tells his dog to sit
He's thinking of his friends now gone, who once worked down a pit
He remembers all the songs they sang while digging out the coal
And chapel every Sunday as they prayed to save their souls

The camera sees a mum with babe entering a shop
As she struggles with the pushchair baby's crying will not stop
She gives the kid its dummy but the baby throws it out
So she buys a sugar lollipop before she starts to shout

There's a war going on in this world that we are living
There's a war going on and someone's gotta lose
There's a war going on 'cos some people just ain't giving
There's a war going on that isn't in the news

The camera sees a young man with a guitar on a mat
He's asking for donations to be dropped into a hat
He is dreaming he'll be famous soon, a rock-star millionaire
Or maybe sleep in a bed tonight and even wash his hair

The camera sees a schoolgirl who is chatting with her brother
They missed the bus they needed so they're waiting for another
She wants to be a doctor or solicitor at least
But he says he'll be happy with the army or the police

The camera sees a Muslim with a bag upon his back
He's reading 'bout the murder of a soldier in Iraq
He's waiting for a bus to take him for an interview
As a teacher in the school that those kids are going to

Suddenly there's chaos as these police vans screech around
Armed cops running forward, the bus queue they surround
Many people screaming as they're ordered to the floor
Is this really Britain? Is this really war?

There's a war going on in this world that we are living
There's a war going on and someone's gotta lose
There's a war going on 'cos some people just ain't giving
There's a war going on that isn't in the news

It's later in the day and the camera still looks down
Everyone's been talking about the incident in town
At the sign of the bus stop some flowers have been tied
In memory of a loved one who unfortunately died

There's a war going on in this world that we are living
There's a war going on and someone's gotta pay
There's a war going on 'cos some people just ain't giving
There's a war going on, it's happening here today

Who started the war brother? Was it your dad or your stressed out mother?
Was it your kid sister reading her mags, or your kid brother smoking funny fags?
Was it the gambler walking down your road, or Mr Mani gambling with gold?
Was it the old miner taking tourists down his mine?
Was it the busker trying to find a rhyme?
Was it you praying life'll be good
While you're lying in the morgue covered in your blood?

There's a war going on in this world that we are living
There's a war going on and someone's gotta pay
There's a war going on 'cos some people just ain't giving
There's a war going on, it's happening here today

There's a war going on in this world that we are living
There's a war going on and someone's gotta pay
There's a war going on 'cos some people just ain't giving
There's a war going on, it's happening here today

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