Song Description

A father explaining to his excited son that war is not the glorious event that he thinks it will be. The father relates his past experience of war and the reality of how it actually is in terms of human suffering and loss.

Lyrics

"All for the mad" Lyrics by: Raymond Fry & Raymond Beard (Music by: Ulf Andersson)

Verse 1: Can you hear the drums son, do you hear the drums They're coming for the young son, they're coming for the young
Can you hear the pipes son, do you hear the pipes They're playing for the young son, the madness has begun

Bridge 1: All dressed up in your uniform, you'll stand there full of pride The men that stand beside you, will march into the lie

Chorus 1: All for the drums son, all for the flag, all for the pipes son, all for the mad

Verse 2: Can you hear the guns son, do you hear the guns They're coming for the young son, they're coming for the young
Can you hear their cries son, do you hear their cries They're coming from the young son, the dying has begun

Bridge 2: You'll think about your family, you'll dream about your love Good men will fall beside you, until you've had enough

Chorus 2: All for the drums son, all for the flag, all for the pipes son, all for the mad

Verse 3: Can you see the flag son, do you see the flag It's flying for the mad one's, it's flying for the land
Can you hear the lord son, do you hear the lord He's praying for the young son, the war's never won

Bridge 3: Your heart will die a thousand times, you'll see your brothers fall The men that fight againt you, are brothers one and all

Chorus Repeat: All for the drums son, all for the flag, all for the pipes son, all for the mad All for the drums son, all for the flag, all for the pipes son, all for the mad

© Copyright worldwide 15th February 2012 all rights reserved - revised 16:31 15th Feb