Written by Dan Heymann 

I knew a man who lived in fear 
It was huge, it was angry it was drawing near 
Behind his house, a secret place 
Was the shadow of a demon he could never face 

He built a wall of steel and flame 
And men with guns to keep it tame 
Then standing back he made it plain 
That the nightmare would never ever rise again 
But the fear the fire and the guns remained 

It doesn't matter now 
It's over anyhow 
He tells the world that it's sleeping 
But as the night came round 
I heard it slowly sound 
It wasn't roaring, it was weeping 
It wasn't roaring, it was weeping 

And then one day the neighbors came 
They were curious to know about the smoke and flame 
They stood around outside the wall 
But of course there was nothing to be heard at all 
"My friends," he said, "we've reached our goal 
The threat is under firm control 
As long as peace and order reign 
I'll be damned if I can see a reason to explain 
Why the fear and the fire and the guns remained." 

It doesn't matter now 
It's over anyhow 
He tells the world that it's sleeping 
But as the night came round I heard it slowly sound 
It wasn't roaring, it was weeping 
It wasn't roaring, it was weeping 

Say ah, say ah, say ahhh 
Say ah, say ah, say ahhh... 

(African chants) 
(Doesn't matter now, it's over anyhow...etc) 

It doesn't matter now 
It's over anyhow 
He tells the world that it's sleeping 
But as the night came round 
I heard it slowly sound 
It wasn't roaring, it was weeping 
It wasn't roaring, it was weeping 

Say ahh, say ahhh, say ah, say ah, say ahhh...