Dad promise me I won't die
She sobbed as her mother wailed in the background
He could not get home
He could not save her
Mom make them stop
It's too loud and I am scared
I can't feel my legs
Take this metal out of my skin
Oh Salma just close your eyes
Dream that you are a princess
And fly the skies
Rest in peace my child
The birthplace of saints
And the graveyard of angels
Nothing to see here
Just another dead Palestinian
Did we learn from ******
Would we allow another mass genocide to take place?
Stand up people and say
Not in my name!
Because until we do
You and I we are murderers
As mothers watch the rain of bombs
And we sit at the dinner table as though nothing is wrong
Be critical
Search for the truth instead of being spoonfed
How do your actions contribute to bloodshed
Is your tax aiding war weapons
Of mass destruction
And is CNN reporting truth
Unbiased and removed
True images polished with lies
Ethnic cleansing
Taking place right before our very eyes
We are not out for revenge or punishment
There are civilians on both sides
But injustice is wrong
And we cannot allow it go go on
Here on the ground in a war torn land
Israelians and Palestinians get on
Pain unites them
But who is fighting them?
Under political agendas
Peace will never embrace them
Jul 24, 2014
Jul 24, 2014 at 7:08 PM UTC
Dad promise me I won't die
She sobbed as her mother wailed in the background
He could not get home
He could not save her
Mom make them stop
It's too loud and I am scared
I can't feel my legs
Take this metal out of my skin
Oh Salma just close your eyes
Dream that you are a princess
And fly the skies
Rest in peace my child
The birthplace of saints
And the graveyard of angels
Nothing to see here
Just another dead Palestinian
Did we learn from ******
Would we allow another mass genocide to take place?
Stand up people and say
Not in my name!
Because until we do
You and I we are murderers
As mothers watch the rain of bombs
And we sit at the dinner table as though nothing is wrong
Be critical
Search for the truth instead of being spoonfed
How do your actions contribute to bloodshed
Is your tax aiding war weapons
Of mass destruction
And is CNN reporting truth
Unbiased and removed
True images polished with lies
Ethnic cleansing
Taking place right before our very eyes
We are not out for revenge or punishment
There are civilians on both sides
But injustice is wrong
And we cannot allow it go go on
Here on the ground in a war torn land
Israelians and Palestinians get on
Pain unites them
But who is fighting them?
Under political agendas
Peace will never embrace them
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