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Artie's War

from Remember Peace by Michael C Kelly

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In the 70s I bartended at a Legion where I had the honour of meeting veterans from the 1st, 2nd and Korean wars. They left me with two legacies, the first appropriately remembered in the words Lest We Forget, the second almost forgotten in the ideal Never Again. The conversations repeated this ideal many times. As one veteran told me, we fought for peoples’ freedom in the hope we would never have to do it again.

This song is a small attempt to revive that ideal.

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Artie’s War (2022)
By Michael C Kelly

Artie strolled into a legion and ordered up a brew
Said hello, son. How’s it go? I’ve nothing left to do.
But listen while I have you
I’ve something on my mind
I’d like to share a message, a message left behind.

He said, never again,
Never again,
Never again, on to war

I remember my war buddies; some of them are dead.
And the ones you see before you will support the words I’ve said
Lest we forget, we’ve made it clear
But there’s another call
His body hurt as he turned around and spoke his words through all.

They said, never again,
Never again,
Never again, on to war

Artie died one winter night not so long ago.
The ones who loved him gathered around, his end was sad and slow
He pulled a person near him
And with his final breath
Said, call us to remember but don’t (please don’t) forget the rest

With choir and orchestra:
Never again,
Never again,
Never again, on to war

credits

from Remember Peace, released November 4, 2022
Thank you to Kelly, Clark, Donna and Conrad (The Rockview Impromptu Choir)

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