Find the flags, so you can wave goodbye
Pardon me if I refrain
Fading rhythms of a fading land
The gypsy fortune teller told me that we'd been deceived
Trust your leaders where mistakes are almost never made
I declare the war is over
It's over, it's over
Serve your country in her suicide
And they're whistling marches as they mow the lawn
Angry artists painting angry signs
And they're afraid that I'm afraid
I declare the war is over
It's over, it's over
So do your duty, boys, and join with pride
Unpaid actors of the mystery
It's over, it's over
Poisoned players of a grizzly game
I believe the war is over
And the gargoyles only sit and grieve
But just before the end even treason might be worth a try
Use their vision just to blind the blind
I'm afraid the war is over
Prove your courage in the proud parade
One-legged veterans will greet the dawn
The mad director knows that freedom will not make you free
Drums are drizzling on a grain of sand
And what's this got to do with me
You only are what you believe
This country is to young to die
One is guilty and the other gets the point to blame
It's over, it's over
I declare the war is over
