James blunt is an ex-soldier... I watched him play this song live and it was so emotional. The guy was so close to tears as he sang. The song No Bravery was written after Blunt claims he came across Serbian 'soldiers' celebrating over the dead bodies of an Albanian family they had just slaughtered in Kosovo.. This song just about sums war up for me.. Whilst i respect all the troops fighting for our freedom etc, It still saddens me to think about it..
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"No Bravery"
There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
Tears drying on their face.
He has been here.
Brothers lie in shallow graves.
Fathers lost without a trace.
A nation blind to their disgrace,
Since he's been here.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.
Houses burnt beyond repair.
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
Tracer lighting up the sky.
It's another families' turn to die.
A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.
There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
But no one asks the question why,
He has been here.
Old men kneel to accept their fate.
Wives and daughters cut and raped.
A generation drenched in hate.
Says, he has been here.
And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.
