SOUL'S NOT AT WAR
From: Live at Tin Angel (1993)
Copyright ©
Susan Werner
I wish I could remember the time and the day
I think it was November but it could have been last May
And I wish that I could tell you just how it came to be
Partly pain and trial-by-fire and partly lottery
But I woke up in the morning and the earth was standing still
I thought somebody dropped the bomb or I had fallen ill
'Cos I didn't hear the pounding of the traffic in my brain
That nearly had me tied and bound and classified insane
And I'd say it's like the movies
Like walking through a door
But the truth is it came as a total surprise
That my soul's not at war anymore
I used to raid my memory with a candle and a sword
Smoking out the enemy, expecting some reward
And I used to look for pain relief to get me through the night
Someone's arms or some applause or artificial flight
I used to cross the ocean just to leave it all behind
But lately I can sit here on the back porch of my mind
Letting all the days roll in and settle on the shelf
Feeling so at ease inside I swear I hardly know myself
And now I hear the music
That was never there before
Oh let's dance with the sailors, hmm
And kiss the marines
'Cos my soul's not at war anymore, no
My soul's not at war anymore
'Cos I'd say it's like the movies
Like walking through a door
But the truth is it came as a total surprise
That my soul's not at war anymore
No my soul's not at war anymore