When Cannons Fade

Into the eighth offensive
Frontline reformed
Artillery that never ceased
In overtures of war

....When cannons fade

Now the guns are silenced
End of [bad word] storm
The final argument of kings
All earth transformed

....When cannons fade

As the silence grows
Steadily replacing
The resonance of thunder
Deep in the soul

Conscience still remains
Horror - amongst the flames
Ashes keep on falling

I close my eyes
And even now
The distant memory remains
Of the last laments
To be played

(When cannons fade)