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Don’t Take the First Shot


Verse 1
Suppose there’s a War and no-one attended,
No children to bury, no hearts to be mended.
A line is drawn and no-one crosses it.
We see it before us but don’t see the thought in it.

Pre- Chorus 1
One cheek is slapped and you show them the other
Won’t you lay down you swords and see we’re all brothers?

Chorus 1 
Don’t take the first shot.

Verse 2
A cease fire is easy when no-one shoots first.
You don’t need the drink when you don’t have the thirst.
What if the truce in 1914
Was a Christmas where-after no more wars were seen?

Pre-Chorus 2
One cheek is slapped and you show them the other
Won’t you lay down you arms and see we’re all brothers?

Chorus 2
Don’t take the first shot.

Pre-Chorus 3
One cheek is slapped and you show them the other
Won’t you lay down you arms and see we’re all brothers?

Chorus 3
Don’t Take the First Shot
Don’t Take the First Shot
Don’t Take the First Shot
It’s easy to do when you see what you got,
Don’t Take the First Shot.

copyright 3.12.2022 David Mark Patterson (BMI)

Don't Take The First Shot 3.12.22

For @MusicWeeklies #Peace challenge. The world is an ugly place, but we still carry a dream of something better.

Winter Wishes For Spring

The fine chaps at Music Weeklies Challenge are gathering tunes about peace to gather funds for a humanitarian associations.
I made sure to make time for this one, since it's for a good cause.

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Stay safe.

Return To Us

Since industrialisation, there’s been agitation 
Those we put in charge are mostly only seeking glorification 
Macho man is trying to get his hands on a sovereign nation 
Preppers say it’s not too late to opt for self-preservation

Beans Means Peace

Today's track responds to the @MusicWeeklies #Peace challenge.  The last 22 years seem to have been a time of heightened anxiety and fear.  Y2K, 9/11, terror attacks, economic collapse, SARS, 2012, climate change, Covid and now war in the Ukraine.  It is very easy to become overwhelmed.  Peace can be attained by isolating emotion and focussing on what you can control.  Be the change you want to see.

15 Mar 22 Inner Peace

A multi-instrumentalist living in NYC - this page features music I've written and recorded as well as music by other artists with whom I have recorded.

Don't Take The First Shot 3.12.22

Dave Patterson