The Killing Man

One of the oldest songs, from about 1992, when it was called “I Would”, but it was not recorded until 1999. Göteborgs-Posten's review in 2001: “The closing Killing Man is excellent.”

When the soldiers came, the sun disappeared,
a life of joy was torn apart.
Could it be so bad? Could it be so sad?
Could it be so bad? It just drives me mad.

When I see the eyes of a crying wife
who have lost her man, how can she still stand?
How do I pretend it's not my best friend?
How can I pretend it's not happening?

After all this time, shouldn't we have learned
that to throw those stones doesn't make a friend?
It's still happening, so I have to sing,
I just have to sing.

As I sleep at night, there are men who fight,
so I think of you, and I think of me.
Should I let it be? Should I let it be?
We can't let it be, we can't let it be.

I hope you hear me loud, I hope you understand,
I hope you hear me loud, I hope you understand,
we can't go on like this,
killing man.

When I see the eyes of a dying child,
they just stole his life with a rusty knife.
How can I still smile? How can they feel pride?
How can people lie when the people die?

If I ruled the world, I would free your soul,
start it up again, let it out again.
It's not happening, so I have to sing,
I just have to sing, I just have to sing.

When the soldiers came, the sun disappeared,
a life of joy was torn apart.
Could it be so bad? Could it be so sad?
Could it be so bad? It just drives me mad.

If I ruled the world, I would free your soul,
start it up again, let it out again.
It's not happening, so I have to sing,
I just have to sing, I just have to sing.

I hope you hear me loud, I hope you understand,
I hope you hear me loud, I hope you understand,
we can't go on like this,
killing man, killing man, killing man,
the killing man.

Words and music: Ketebarbo