Unholy Smoke

We sit with joints as big as trains
Puffing away our long shot brains
With no good men to pull the reigns
Our carriage speeds to foreign plains

A bomber blew a bloody roar
Unsure if they were still at war
The disco dancers hit the floor
As common sense ran out the door

Before the wave washed them away
A church of God knelt down to pray
Pleading their lord to save the day
And keep the Horseman far at bay

They begged forgiveness from the wind
Renouncing every smoke and sin
When luck ran out they looked within
And let the rain wash over them

The pen was grafted to the sword
A coat of arms adorns the wall
Of every brave that fought the fall
With words defiant to the core

Those moneyed rouges with crimson hands
Living the dream on stolen land
In Castles built from finest sand
They suck their pounds and Kruggerands

The plan was rolled and lost in leaves
A nation robbed became the thief
Now all the saints who still believe
Are counting every breath they breathe

Relief we need from tyrants smiles
A reckoning day upon the tiles
When people come from miles and miles
To share a glass and change the tides

We’ll find a place to reminisce
Embrace our loves and plant a kiss
On every face that knows that this
Is not they way we’re meant to live

Forgive ourselves for what we’ve done
Forget the crimes lay down the Guns
Tomorrow’s peace can still be won
The future dawns with every sun.