whisper a prayer for the dying

i hear the sound of distant thunder echo all around

i see the tragedy of young ones lying on the ground

i see the fathers' sons and daughters

i hear the mothers crying

nothing left for me to do

whisper a prayer for the dying

oh

oh

a prayer for the dying

the suffocating heat of jungles

burning desert sands

where everything reminds you

you're a stranger in a strange land

the soothing words of politicians

those bodyguards of lies

while guardian angels waste their time and every mother cries

oh

oh

a prayer for the dying

dying

dying

oh

oh

machine gun

battle cry

you pray to god when the bullets fly

the bombs fall like black rain

and all your dreams take you home again

nothing but bad dreams

you can't read

you can't write

you're so scared

you can't sleep at night

you try to carry the heavy load

walking down armageddon road

oh

armageddon road

i hear the sound of distant thunder echo all around

i see the tragedy of young ones lying on the ground

i see the fathers' sons and daughters

i hear the mothers crying

nothing left for me to do but whisper a prayer for the dying

oh

a prayer for the dying

dying

oh

a prayer for the dying

baby

baby

oh

a prayer for the dying

dying

whisper a prayer for the dying

oh

you can't run

you can't hide

you can't show what you feel inside

you're going crazy

going insane

you know you'll never be the same again

no

no

whisper a prayer for the dying

dying

dying

dying

dying

no

no

armageddon road

armageddon road

i'm walking down armageddon road