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If Peace Will Come

from Tandem by Steve and Kristi Nebel

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Light rock feel with melodic guitar part. Kristi and I have been peace activists for some time now. This song is an expression coming out of that. This is like a Natalie Merchant song

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If Peace Will Come


The wars run long, the wars run deep
Tell me, how long until the white dove sleeps?
Our young men kill, our young men die
Could someone please give me just one good reason why?
Hear the bombs fall down, hear the children cry
Hear the mother ask her god to give her one good reason why
Feel the searing heat, and the concussion blast
The children cry no more, the mother’s life is past
 
CHORUS:
If peace will come, must it lie in wait?
Is peace a ghost, a puff of smoke, Is war our chosen fate?
If peace may come, may peace run long
May peace run like a river deep inside this song

 
The sweat shops come, they hardly ever go
You say you don’t, but most of you know
Slaves live their lives, in bondage die
Could someone please give me just one good reason why?
The poor man laughs, see him dance with joy
He’s known that he’d be poor like this since he was just a boy
See the rich man smile, hear the rich man lie
You’d never guess the rich and poor would share the same blue sky
 
CHORUS

The skies turn brown, and the oceans die
The species disappear, the causes we deny
The icecaps melt, and the waters rise
Could someone please give me just one good reason why?
If peace may come, if freedom reign
Will the rich man come to see injustices we see so plain?
Or will his arrogant stand bring us all to naught?
Must the earth perish underneath the weight of all he’s got?
 
 
CHORUS, repeat last line.
 

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from Tandem, released March 5, 2023

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Steve and Kristi Nebel Tacoma, Washington

Steve and Kristi Nebel bring passion, finesse, and beauty with their songs of social justice, knife edge observations, and pure, simple love. They have traveled extensively having done nine tours in UK folk clubs and festivals. They have recorded more than ten CDs, mostly of their own songs. ... more

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