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Mesopotamia

from The children of the sea by John Meed

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In 4000 BC people came to Mesopotamia
A thousand years before the pyramids were built
Three thousand years before Alexander invaded Asia
Six thousand years before the twin towers fell
But where civilisation comes, war usually follows
And the armies duly came out of Chaldea
The Hittites, the Persians, and even the Mongols
And they all laid waste to Mesopotamia

By 1920 we had fought in the trenches
Where thousands could die for an acre of no-man’s land
And the victors took out their maps of the desert
And they drew an imaginary line in the sand
Now the spoils of war go to the highest buyer
And the French took the lands to the north and called them Syria
South of that line became part of the British empire
And Iraq was the name given to Mesopotamia

Now it’s the 21st century and we’re back where we came from
Only this time in the name of freedom and liberty
But all I can smell is power and petroleum
And I don’t see the families smile as they bury the free
Now six thousand years is a long time to be learning
And you ask me who am I to point the finger of blame
But I say this as I watch the ambulances burning
We’ve no right to lay waste to Mesopotamia

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from The children of the sea, released December 1, 2005

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John Meed Cambridge

John Meed is a singer-songwriter who lives in Cambridge, UK, and writes and performs in the folk and acoustic traditions. His songwriting has been compared to that of Al Stewart, Leonard Cohen, Christy Moore, Jacques Brel and Richard Thompson. He has released eight albums and his music has been played on national and local radio. See johnmeed.net. ... more

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