Lies

On this green hilly mound
Thousands a brave
Found their fate bound
Sent to their graves

And now here we remember
Their fateful sacrifice
Story books now only tell
Of their fairytale strife

Why did they die with such piety?
Lies and deceit
Of the patriarchal society
With promises left to keep
When the rich wage war
It’s the poor who die

So here in the solemn gloom
A thousand families weep
For loved ones sent to their doom
And that promise left to keep