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 * Masters Of War**

Come you masters of war You that build all the guns You that build the death planes You that build the big bombs You that hide behind walls You that hide behind desks I just want you to know I can see through your masks You that never done nothin’ But build to destroy You play with my world Like it’s your little toy You put a gun in my hand And you hide from my eyes And you turn and run farther When the fast bullets fly Like Judas of old You lie and deceive A world war can be won You want me to believe But I see through your eyes And I see through your brain Like I see through the water That runs down my drain You fasten the triggers For the others to fire Then you set back and watch When the death count gets higher You hide in your mansion As young people’s blood Flows out of their bodies And is buried in the mud You’ve thrown the worst fear That can ever be hurled Fear to bring children Into the world For threatening my baby Unborn and unnamed You ain’t worth the blood That runs in your veins How much do I know To talk out of turn You might say that I’m young You might say I’m unlearned But there’s one thing I know Though I’m younger than you Even Jesus would never Forgive what you do Let me ask you one question Is your money that good Will it buy you forgiveness Do you think that it could I think you will find When your death takes its toll All the money you made Will never buy back your soul And I hope that you die And your death’ll come soon I will follow your casket In the pale afternoon And I’ll watch while you’re lowered Down to your deathbed And I’ll stand o’er your grave ’Til I’m sure that you’re dead

- Bob Dylan

-I chose this song because it seemed to have a lot of meaning in the lyrics. -The message of this song is about the anger and sadness that one feels when forced into this positions -The lyrics in this song most definitely expresses an opinion about the war, it might make people want to take action depending on how they viewed the song. -The reaction of a person eligible to be drafted might be fear or perhaps they might want to fight to end the war. A soldier serving in Vietnam might feel a connection to the song because it is true for them, but on the other hand the soldier might really believe what he/she is fighting for and think that the song is completely untrue. The reaction of a parent of a soldier might be thinking that the message conveyed in the song is true and that the people who are authorizing all of this aren't doing anything and just letting children die for them.

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