Mothers In Arms

My writing partner, UNCMark, and I have completed a song about the human cost of the Iraq War.  We would like to share it with you. Please give it a listen.

STREAMING AUDIO

Vocals - Suzanna Hay
Guitar - Brian Keeler
Keyboard - Peggity Price

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Lila Lipscomb (Photo Lisa Dejong)

Sue Niederer (AP Photo)

Mothers In Arms
Music by Brian Keeler
Lyrics by Mark Phialas and Brian Keeler

Nightmare confusion  
No hope of relief  
Dark, common threads
Of each mother's grief
Please give it a name
Better yet, a face
Stuck between Iraq
And a hard (hard) place

Their sons were killed
Before anyone knew
The cause was, in fact,
Denial of truth
And for those who died
There's no saving grace
They are stuck between Iraq
And a hard (hard) place

Mothers in arms, Lila and Sue,
Shared their grief in public view
Sue was arrested for shouting out;
Lila planted seeds of "911" doubt
Mothers in arms, what would you do?
If you were Lila; Sue was you

Loss so relative
Goes far beyond pain
At such a cost for
Absolutely no gain
An for all of those who will be
wandering in this space  
They will be stuck between Iraq
And a hard (hard) place

Mothers in arms, what would you do?
If you were Lila; Sue was you
Mothers in arms, what would you do?
Perhaps you would share their point of view
Mothers in arms, what would you do?
What if this fate happened to you?