MIDNIGHT OIL - Armistice Day lyrics

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You're watching people fighting, you're watching people losing

On Armistice Day

The watchers do the wincing, reporters so convincing

But the TV never lies

I went looking for a war, but the only guns I saw

Never used in anger

You're watching people fight, say they fight, oh say they lose

On Armistice Day

The fixers do the fixing, the locals do the lynching

The papers deny

I went looking for a headline, got talking to the backline

They'd never seen the action

(Hirst/Moginie/Rotsey)