No more will Raphael sing

They are  selling new  commandments  in the rain
But these  are not from God,they are from men
They are selling  angels’ wings,
So no more shall Raphael sing
Down in, down in,down in Jerusalem

They are building concrete houses by the dozen
And proclaiming   the Messiah  has  arisen
They are taking words in vain
It’s driving us insane
The Jordan  overflows and drowns the  living.

They need water,they need food and homes to live in
While military wheels ascend to heaven
Men must fight until they kill
They say it is God’s will
So they’ll  lock down even  children in their prisons

If you throw a pebble at the soldier shouting
You’ll get 20 years in jail  and they’re still counting
Because to  them  you  oftimes seem
Like the Nazis in  bad dreams
Who   wiped them out, and  they are still recruiting

We’re like blind folk in the tavern drinking doubles
But we’re creating, not forgetting, all our troubles
We attack the ones who’re near
It’s not the brandy or the beer
If we carry on the Gold  will  turn to rubble