Parade

The crowd is looking drowned
And a mother in tears
There are flipflappin' flags in the silence
And a national anthem's a blues in these days

Flag him down, rest in peace
What peace do you mean when the boys are comin' back

He's live on TV
He's dead as a hero can be
But he didn't die for nothin', my dear
The video of his death is travellin' the world

Flag him down, rest in peace
What peace do you mean when the boys are comin' back
The boys are comin' back
When the boys are comin' back
In coffins (in coffins)

Way back in the crowd
A girl says goodbye to a boy
To a boy who's parading to heaven
And she puts all the blame on the government

Flag him down, rest in peace
What peace do you mean when the boys are coming back
The boys are comin' back
When the boys are comin' back

He's live on TV
Dead as a hero can be
When the boys are parading to heaven, my friend
Put all the blame on you
On you

Put all the blame on you
On you