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Children of War

from Peace by Ars Pro Vita

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Near 300,000 children are believed to be combatants in conflicts worldwide.
About 40 percent of the world's armed organizations have children in their ranks.

lyrics

Today, like yesterday
It’s a battle day
This is happening throughout Earth
Creeds, ethnicities, flags
Right or wrong, feel at ease, boy!

You wanna get intimate
With your rifle
You can barely carry
It is steel cold
You’re dying to warm it up
In the body of your enemy

CHORUS I
Boy-soldier, Soldier-boy
Paratus es ergo mori?
I don't think so
I really don't think so...

Now, what would a madman
Think it would happen
If he gives the toy to the boy?
The boy-soldier will find
Hate enough to shoot
Then things change...

The bullets he counts
One by one, all are needed
The gun warms the heart and
Provides the stamina
And once rounds are placed in line
Seem the mouth of a shark

CHORUS II
Boy-soldier, Soldier-boy
Paratus es ergo mori?
I hope you don’t
Oh, I beg you don’t…

Right after that mouth is opened
Those teeth shatter whatever lies ahead
There’s no turning back for you, Soldier-boy
Now you're a killer, that's for good

Now you have the mark
Although you’re just a child
In the eyes of your enemy
You’ll be seen like a man
Then laments, regrets or sorrows
Won’t stop what’s about to come

CHORUS III
Soldier-boy, Boy-soldier
Paratus es ergo mori?
Boy-soldier, Soldier-boy
Paratus es ergo mori?
I can’t help it
The world can't help it…

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from Peace, released June 1, 2020
Vocals: PJ Venegas
Music and lyrics by Ars Pro Vita

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