The child lay In the starlit nightSafe in the glow of his Donald Duck lightHow strange to choose to take a lifeHow strange to choose to kill a childHoover, Blaupunkt, Nissan JeepNike, Addidas, Lacoste and cheaper brandsCadillac, Amtrak, gasoline, dieselOur standard of living, could this be a reasonThat we would choose to kill the childThat we would choose to kill the child __________ Allah, Jehovah, Buddah, ChristConfucius and Kali and reds, beans and riceGoujons of sole, ris de veau, ham hocksLox bagels and bones and commandments in stoneThe Bible, Koran, Shinto, IslamProsciutto, risotto, falafel and hamIs it dogma, doughnuts, ridicule faithFear of the dark, or shame or disgraceThat we would choose to kill the childThat we would choose to kill the child __________ It's cold in the desertAnd the space is too bigThe rope is too shortAnd the walls are too thickI will show you no weaknessI will mock you in songBerate and deride you Belittle and chide youBeat you with sticksAnd bulldoze your homeYou can watch my triumphant procession to RomeBest seat in the houseUp there on the crossIs it anger or envy, profit or lossThat we would choose to kill the childThat we would choose to kill the child __________ Take this child and hold him closelyKeep him safe from the holy reign of terrorTake this child hold him closelyTake this child to the moral high groundWhere he can look down on the bigots and bully boysSlugging it out in the yard Lyrics by Roger Waters © 2004 Roger Waters Music Overseas Ltd. / Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.
03.09.2004