"WAT IS DIT LICHT"
What Light Is This
Voor alle vrouwen en mannen die vechten voor ons,
en ook voor JP/for all the women
and men who fight for us,
and also for JP
wat is dit licht
als je je vriend niet meer kunt zien
wat is geluid als je zijn naam noemt
en er niemand bij je komt
was-ie dan zo moegevochten
was-ie dan zo diep gewond
heeft-ie gewonnen of verloren
is 't lawaai in zijn hoofd nu eindelijk
verstomd
what light is this when your friend can not be seen
what sound when at the mention of his name
no one appears
was he battle weary
was he so deeply hurt
has he either won or lost
did the noise in his head now finally
subside
is there a god who watches all
doubt with every day
i thought i'll make a song
so i can softly sing all these
lame questions to him
but an answer won't come
and i'd really like to know
if he can see the end
must be sheer impotence but
i'm a bit p*ssed of JP
i think here we go again
something inside keeps saying No
a man has come back
he was on his way home
a brother has returned
but his soul isn't here yet
I sang of 2 lovers
not so very long ago
they lay there on the bridge
they were about to cross
my brother listened intently
through the entire lullaby
when it was done he said almost happily
"now there's a sweet sound……"
are they up in heaven God
far above hate and rage
are these young women, beautiful men
only a ripple in time
what light is this
what is this sound
why all this fighting
what is it leading to?
what light is this….
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XO