Настроение сейчас - Скоро уже в универ! Надо бы спать=)

Сколько ни слушаю Iron Maiden, постоянно нахожу что-то новое. Вот и сейчас случайно натолкнулся на одну песню с последнего альбома. Что о ней сказать? На любителя. Длинная, много текста, много музыки...
Однако же вбивает! Хочешь, не хочешь - а вбивает в голову эти слова : "For the greater good of God!"
И вспоминаются почему-то не Святые и Верующие, а крестоносцы и инквизиторы. Только они говорили : "Мы поступаем так для блага! Мы несём величайшую Божью добродетель!"
И ни один не сказал : "Я в это верю. Я верю, что это поможет."
А ведь Величайшая Добродетель вовсе не в щедрости, невинности или всепрощении. Величайшая Божья Добродетель - это Жизнь. И воевать, и убивать за её сохранение как-то противоречиво. Да, есть вещи, от которых следует защищаться, есть вещи, за которые не жалко ни убить, ни умереть. Но вот за что можно развязать бойню? И стоит ли она того?


Итак, очередной шедевр моей любимой группы! ПОСЛУШАЙТЕ!

Iron Maiden - For the greater good of God

Are you a man of peace
Or man of holy war?
Too many sides to you
Don't know which anymore.

So many full of life,
But also filled with pain.
Don't know just how many
Will live to breathe again.

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A life that's made to breathe
destruction or defense.
A mind that's vain corruption
bad or good intent.

A wolf in sheep's clothing
Or saintly or sinner
Or some that would believe
A holy war winner.

They fire off many shots
and many parting blows.
Their actions beyond a reasoning,
only god would know.

And as he lies in heaven
or could it be in hell,
I feel he's somewhere here,
or looking from below,
But i don't know, i don't know


    Please tell me what life is!
    Please tell me now what love is!
    Well tell me now what war is!
    Again tell me what life is!


More pain and more misery
in the history of mankind.
Sometimes it seems more like
the blind leading the blind.
It brings upon us more of
famine, death and war.
You religion has a lot to answer for

    Please tell me what life is!
    Please tell me now what love is!
    Well tell me now what war is!
    Again tell me what life is!

    Please tell me what life is!
    Please tell me now what love is!
    Well tell me now what war is!
    Again tell me what life is!

And as they search to find the bodies in the sand,
They find it's ashes that are
Scattered across the land.
And as their spirits seem to whistle on the wind
A shot is fired somewhere another war begins.

And all because of it you'd think
that we would learn,
But still the body count the city fires burn
Somewhere there's someone dying
in a foreign land,
Meanwhile the world is crying the stupidity of man.
Tell me why, tell me why!

    Please tell me what life is!
    Please tell me now what love is!
    Well tell me now what war is!
    Again tell me what life is!

    Please tell me what life is!
    Please tell me now what love is!
    Well tell me now what war is!
    Again tell me what life is!


For the Greater Good of God!
For the Greater Good of God!
For the Greater Good of God!

    Please tell me what life is!
    Please tell me now what love is!
    Well tell me now what war is!
    Again tell me what life is!

    Please tell me what life is!
    Please tell me now what love is!
    Well tell me now what war is!
    Again tell me what life is!


He gave his life for us he fell upon the cross
To die for all those who never mourn his loss
It wasn't meant for us to feel the pain again
Tell me why, tell me why