CREDITS

Written & produced by Ben Grace

Vocals & piano: Ben Grace
Drums & percussion: Spencer Cohen
Bass guitar: Jay Foote
Electric guitar: Alex Foote
Backing vocals: Heatherlyn

Recorded by Ken Rich at Grand Street Studios (Brooklyn). Assisted by Luke Young

Vocals produced by Kohli Calhoun and recorded by Luke Young at Grand Street Studios

Mix: Sam Kassirer
Master: Dave Gardner for Infrasonic Sound

LYRICS

Oh the newsreels flow with the blood of all our young men
The videos show black bodies falling again
All the flags fly at half mast, the horrors are broadcast
From Baghdad to Baton Rouge
We struggle to weep 'cause we ain't even shocked by the news

Beat our swords into ploughshares, melt down all the guns
Disarm the whole world but until that day comes
I'll keep on dreaming of a world without war
'Cause a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye
Leaves the whole world blind, it's not worth fighting for

We walk thru the streets like all of our grandmothers died
As we type til we bleed in a digital war for our lives
But the rhetoric resounds and the hatred abounds
From both sides of the enemy lines
They say "Guns don't kill people" but we see the videos live

Beat our swords into ploughshares, melt down all the guns
Disarm the whole world but until that day comes
I'll keep on dreaming of a world without war
'Cause a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye
Leaves the whole world blind, it's not worth fighting for

So I hope and I pray in the face of all anger and hate
That there will come a day when sorrow and tears wiped away
No more mothers in mourning, a new day is dawning
When peace will have the last say
'Cause true love is roaring and Abel's blood calls from the grave

Beat our swords into ploughshares, melt down all the guns
Disarm the whole world but until that day comes
I'll keep on dreaming of a world without war
'Cause a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye
Leaves the whole world blind, it's not worth fighting for

OTHER PODCAST appearances

FUTURE OBSESSION

Talking about the album, art, activism, and releasing music in the age of Covid

Here's the story behind the seventh song on the album "An Eye for an Eye" featuring conversation with Chris Roberts.