Lyrics
Photographs of guns and flame
Depiction of war through images of guns and flames.
Scarlet skull and distant game
Symbolic representation of death with a scarlet skull and distant conflict.
Bayonet and jungle grin
Bayonet and jungle grin suggest the brutality and savagery of war.
Nightmares dreamed by bleeding men
Nightmares reflect the psychological toll on soldiers.
Lookouts tremble on the shore
Lookouts on the shore, anticipating war, but unable to find it.
But no man can find the war
Despite the anticipation, no man can locate the war.
Tape recorders echo scream
Tape recorders symbolize the repetition of traumatic experiences.
Orders fly like bullet stream
Orders are given rapidly, akin to a stream of bullets.
Drums and cannons laugh aloud
Drums and cannons symbolize the noisy, chaotic nature of war.
Whistles come from ashen shroud
Whistles from an ashen shroud evoke death and mourning.
Leaders damn the world and roar
Leaders condemn the world with roaring, but war remains elusive.
But no man can find the war
Despite condemnation, no one can locate the war.
Is the war across the sea?
Questioning the location of the war, whether across the sea.
Is the war behind the sky?
Raising the possibility of the war being beyond the sky.
Have you each and all gone blind
Rhetorical question about collective blindness to the war.
Is the war inside your mind?
Asking if the war is internal, within the minds of individuals.
Humans weep at human death
Expressing sorrow for human death in war.
All the talkers lose their breath
Noting the loss of words by those who talk about war.
Movies paint a chaos tale
Highlighting the chaotic and distorted portrayal of war in movies.
Singers see and poets wail
Artists respond to war with singing and wailing in poetry.
All the world knows the score
The world is aware of the destructive nature of war.
But no man can find the war
Despite awareness, individuals are unable to locate the war.
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