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I hear the sound of distant thunderecho all around

I see the tragedy of young ones lying on the ground

I see the fathers' sons and daughtersI hear the mothers crying

Nothing left for me to dobutwhisper a prayer for the dying.



Oha prayer for the dying.



The suffocating heat of junglesand burning desert sands

Where everything reminds youyou're a stranger in a strange land.

The soothing words of politiciansthose bodyguards of lies

While guardian angels waste their time and every mother cries.



Oha prayer for the dyingdyingdying.



Machine gunbattle cryyou pray to God when the bullets fly

The bombs fall like black rainan' all your dreams take you home again

Nothing but bad dreams.



You can't readyou can't write

You're so scaredyou can't sleep at night

You try to carry the heavy load

Walking down armageddon road.



Oharmageddon road.



I hear the sound of distant thunderecho all around

I see the tragedy of young ones lying on the ground

I see the fathers' sons and daughtersI hear the mothers crying

Nothing left for me to dobutwhisper a prayer for the dying.



Oha prayer for the dyingdying.

Oha prayer for the dyingbabybaby.

Oha prayer for the dyingdying

Whisper a prayer for the dying.



You can't runyou can't hide

You can't show what you feel inside.

You're going crazygoing insane

You know you'll never be the same againnono.



Whisper a prayer for the dyingdyingdyingdyingdyingnono.

Armageddon roadarmageddon roadI'm walking down armageddon road.