Speak to me about the war no more,
Speak to me about the new time,
Speak of peace, speak of prosperity,
Speak of government done right,
Speak of justice and speak of truth,
Speak of insight and understanding,
Speak of clarity and brightness,
And finally clean up the mess
From those false ideals
And break with this old routine,
Redefine your point of view,
Maybe even choose a new color!
See how inept leadership
Brought us the war
And now give, after liberation
Your trust and the power
To the new strong forces
Of progress, of peace,
Speak to me about the war no more,
Speak of the future and cooperate!
Post-Editing: Hanny Veenendaal
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