William Tyler Sowers - Mao Lyrics

I can recall when I saw you
You looked like the crowd behind me
A pistol and automatic rifle
The boy smiling through his teeth

Saluting the flag of your colonizing country
The red, white, and blue of your youth
A perfect, French beret--open hand underneath
Silently protesting the truth

I can see this tragedy--sixty years between--it's easy

How can we stop this
How can we stop this
I wish it could be avoided with love

The pain in our hearts will survive us
If we force it out to our friends
In untoward ways. He'll revive us
They told me how this all ends

But standing in the center, without any clear winner
I'm looking up to find out
I call it off, and accept my fate
Shining light on shadows of doubt

I concede this tragedy
There's however many years between you and me

How can we stop this
How can we stop this
I wish it could be avoided with love

Don't ask if you don't want to hear it
I thought you'd stay--just for a minute
You shut your eyes, and I can see that this wasn't it
I thought you'd stay

How can we stop this
How can we stop this
I wish it could be avoided with love