"Men In A War" lyrics
"Men In A War"
Men in a war
If they've lost a limb
Still feel that limb
As they did before
Men in a war
If they've lost a limb
Still feel that limb
As they did before
He lay on a cot
He was drenched in a sweat
He was mute and staring
But feeling the thing
He had not
I know how it is
When something is gone
A piece of your eyesight
Or maybe your vision
A corner of sense
Goes blank on the screen
A piece of the scan
Gets filled in by hand
You know that it was
And now it is not
So you just make do with
Whatever you've got
Men in a war
If they've lost a limb
Still feel that limb
As they did before
If your nerve is cut
And you're kept on a stretch
You can't feel your will
You can't find your gut
And she lay on her back
She made sure she was hid
She was mute and staring
Not feeling the thing
That she did
I know how it is
When something is gone
A piece of your eyesight
Or maybe your vision
A corner of sense
Goes blank on the screen
A piece of the scan
Gets filled in by hand
You know that it was
And now it is not
So you just make do with
Whatever you've got
Men in a war
If they've lost a limb
Still feel that limb
As they did before
Men (Men men)
In a war (War war)
If they've lost (Lost lost)
A limb (Limb limb)
Still feel (Feel feel)
That limb (Limb limb)
As they did (Did did)
Before
Writer(s): Suzanne Vega
- AZLyrics
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- Suzanne Vega Lyrics
album:
"Days Of Open Hand" (1990)
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