Song title: The war is over
The war is over
The king and the queen have drowned in their laughter
Today the new court jester has arrived
And he'll tell you funny stories and dance a bit after
And help the king forget the revolution outside
Well the wars been lost and ??? they have won
As thousands desert to the other side
Your people pledge allegiance in the face of a bomb
And too many people have died telling other jokes
The king he cried
Well when are the ??? realise that your kingdom is crumbling before your eyes
Your tears have been streaming like blood from the sky
When you hear the children screaming whose brothers have died
You can murder in the name of freedom but you just can't hide
The moon is hanging high over the castle tonight
Theres rumours of an attempt on the throne
The king has locked himself into his chamber
And the walls are screaming out "Your alone, you fool your alone"
And from then ??? rides a horseman
And he comes bringing word of the war
He says "sire your armies are defeated
No people are fighting anymore, for your kingdom it ain't yours
And they killed your last soldier"
And the war is over
And the war is over
And the war is over Notes:
Steel Mill 1970
This song has never been published on any official release.
Very few performances of this songs are known (to me, at least!):
- 20/09/1969 Free University, Richmond,VA ,USA during the Child / Steel Mill Period
- 13/01/1970 The Matrix, San Francisco,CA ,USA during the Child / Steel Mill Period
- 28/02/1970 Free University, Richmond,VA ,USA during the Child / Steel Mill Period
- 14/08/1970 7Th And Marshall Street Parking, Richmond,VA ,USA during the Child / Steel Mill Period
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First known live performance: 20/09/1969 Free University, Richmond,VA ,USA
Last known live performance: 14/08/1970 7Th And Marshall Street Parking, Richmond,VA ,USA
Song 'history':
During the early years (1965-1972), played live (at least) 4 time(s) during the Child/Steel Mill period.
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Keep in mind that only a small amount of the setlists of these years has surfaced, so it may have been played a lot more.
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database