Procol Harum - Soldier

The sky has no end tonight Clear view beyond the stars Daylight in the early dawn There's no-one left unscarred Sand is drying up the tears Burnt shells soaking up the sun The generals laughing with no fear Because their work is done Liquid gold was in their sights Paid with blood by infantry Giant statues ripped and torn All engineered so brilliantly Back home it's the Wild West Children sleeping in their beds Grown men that passed the test Now free to go and wed I'm through with the fighting All the terror and the pain I've seen the lightning Felt the thunder and the rain The silver birds come screaming Painting blood right through the skies Still I worry, and I wonder Wonder why They tell us it's OK to kill They're just vermin in the sand Don't worry 'bout the blood you spill You'll be forgiven by God's hand The images etched behind their eyes Will never fade away Eternal buildings turned to dust In just one day