The Hand That Signs

from So Spins the Earth by David Lefkowitz

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the hand that signs the paper can
in simple lines of ink
put millions from their homes to die
send every ship to sink
can raise a thousand battle flags
can burn a thousand more
can hold a nation in its palm
and send it off to war

it plays us like a game of chess
all laid out on a board
the gilded hand plays on and on
yet never growing bored
the kings and queens stay safe, it seems,
behind the lines of pawns
the bishops stand in castles, and
the fighting rattles on

it's easy, yes, to wave a hand
sat safe behind a desk
to put a rifle in my arms
to do what God detests
to pull the earth from 'neath our feet
leave no place left to stand
to crush this planet down to dust
within that awful hand

but someday soon, I must believe,
that hand will lose its grip
the rings that weigh its fingers down
with soon begin to slip
the flames will catch, the dam shall burst,
the waters will flow free
the sun shall set and rise again
a brighter light to see

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from So Spins the Earth, released February 29, 2020

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I make music your dad would probably love.

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