Is this world serious ? 

When I see all those men
with their guns, with their weapons
when I hear all those hard shouts
when I congeal 'cause of their shrieks

I often ask myself,
is this world serious ?

When I feel those ridiculous men
just waiting after battles and tears
when I watch those innocent women
weeping their sons fall in the red sand

I only can ask myself,
is this world serious ?

When I'm so amazed by those men
who harangue the crowd in the hate
when I'm dazed by the children playing war
I understand they missed the essential

I only can ask myself,
is this world serious ?

But suddenly, when a squirrel climbs
in the autumn red oaks and maples branches
when Jonathan plays with the clouds
in the amber morning sun raise

then I realize
this world can be better

But if you tell me you understand
I smile again, I will follow you
when I feel life can be so tender
as in an evening 's color, so mellow

then I realize
this world can be nicer

 

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