{"id":33624,"date":"2024-05-02T16:17:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T16:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=33624"},"modified":"2024-05-02T16:17:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T16:17:53","slug":"when-the-cruel-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2024\/05\/02\/when-the-cruel-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Cruel Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/When-the-Cruel-Rule.mp3\"> When-the-Cruel-Rule.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/When-the-Cruel-Rule.mp4\"> When-the-Cruel-Rule.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nWhen the cruel rule:<\/p>\n<p>[Break]<br \/>\nCry! Cry! Cry!<br \/>\n[Break]<br \/>\nWhy?!?!<br \/>\n[Break]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Sitar, Tambourine]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nIn lands torn by strife and war,<br \/>\nChildren suffer, bruised and sore.<br \/>\nTheir innocence lost, their cries unheard,<br \/>\nIn the chaos, their voices blurred.<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nA thousand children, lost in pain,<br \/>\nTheir limbs shattered, their hopes wane.<br \/>\nIn the darkness, they silently cry,<br \/>\nAs the world turns a blind eye.<\/p>\n<p>[Break]<br \/>\nCry! Cry! Cry!<br \/>\n[Break]<br \/>\nWhy?!?!<br \/>\n[Break]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Sitar, Tambourine]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nUNICEF&#8217;s count reveals the truth,<br \/>\nA staggering toll, the bitter proof.<br \/>\nA thousand children, their legs now gone,<br \/>\nTheir childhood dreams forever drawn.<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nA thousand children, lost in pain,<br \/>\nTheir limbs shattered, their hopes wane.<br \/>\nIn the darkness, they silently cry,<br \/>\nAs the world turns a blind eye.<\/p>\n<p>[Break]<br \/>\nCry! Cry! Cry!<br \/>\n[Break]<br \/>\nWhy?!?!<br \/>\n[Break]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Sitar, Tambourine]<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nBut in their eyes, a flicker of light,<br \/>\nA resilience that shines so bright.<br \/>\nThough broken in body, their spirits soar,<br \/>\nTheir courage, a beacon, forevermore.<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 3]<br \/>\nInsane that children suffer in pain<br \/>\nYet, on the couch we remain<br \/>\nWhere is empathy for the babies<br \/>\nAs our souls head for Hades<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nA thousand children, lost in pain,<br \/>\nTheir limbs shattered, their hopes wane.<br \/>\nIn the darkness, they silently cry,<br \/>\nAs the world turns a blind eye.<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nWhen the cruel rule:<br \/>\nLet us not forget these children&#8217;s plight,<br \/>\nTheir voices echo in the night.<br \/>\nMay we stand together, hand in hand,<br \/>\nTo heal their wounds, to make a stand.<\/p>\n<p>[End}<\/p>\n<p>UNICEF estimated that at least 1,000 children in Gaza have had one or two of their legs amputated through the end of November, 2023, with an unknown number undergoing those surgeries without sedation or pain medication.<\/p>\n<h3>by <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/The_Beatless_Sense_Mongers\/\">The Beatless Sense Mongers<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When-the-Cruel-Rule.mp3 When-the-Cruel-Rule.mp4 [Intro] When the cruel rule: [Break] Cry! Cry! Cry! [Break] Why?!?! [Break] [Instrumental, Sitar, Tambourine] [Verse 1] In lands torn by strife and war, Children suffer, bruised and sore. Their innocence lost, their cries unheard, In the chaos, their voices blurred. 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