From the recording birthmarked
This song was written in protest against the war in Iraq. I co-wrote it with Bob Shield and Mike Dillon and Mike sings it on The Dutch CD War On War.
Lyrics
Rockets Over Babylon
Watched rockets flying over Babylon
An arc of stars & stripes from Washington
Another TV special another war replayed
High above the nights of the new crusade
High above the nights of the new crusade
Heard a mullah’s prayer from the minaret
Beneath an empty sky of mirage jet
Summoning the faithful to face the infidel
Tonight you’ll be in paradise or hell
Tonight you’ll be in paradise or hell
Bombs over Berlin and the Lebanon
Bombs over Hanoi
And rockets over Babylon
There’s rockets over Babylon
There’s a crescent moon above a desert land
A river of Saracens across the sand
The night is black as oil beneath a burning spire
Where rain must fall anointed by fire
Where rain must fall anointed by fire
Saw a cowboy ride into a setting sun
From the lone star state to the Pentagon
The wagons circle round for the victory feast
As vulture shadows swoop in from the east
As vulture shadows swoop in from the east
Bombs over Berlin and the Lebanon
Bombs over Hanoi
And rockets over Babylon
There’s rockets over Babylon
Bombs over Berlin and the Lebanon...
© Rockets Over Babylon words & music by Thomas Yule Fairnie, Mike Dillon & Robert McGregor Shields February 20th 2003