What kind of man is he?,
and which cause did he use?,
when he placed the bomb,
when he set the fuse.
Did he walk away crying ‟Liberty”?
And if he did,
what kind of man is he?
Did he sleep well that night,
deaf to the dying’s last screams?
Did no bloody ghosts
walk through his dreams?
Does he shed innocent blood
as part of a grand strategy?
And if he does,
what kind of man is he?
For all the tears and mourning,
for all those you’ve maimed and killed,
for all the murdered children,
God damn your soul to hell.
Is he a family man?
Does he have any kids?
Will they ever understand
what their father did?
Does he use noble words
like ‟freedom from tyranny”?
And if he does,
what kind of man is he?
Are you out there tonight,
wearing your every man’s face?
Do you still think of yourself
as part of the human race,
in spite of the murder you’ve done
and the killing that you’ve yet to do?
And that’s why I ask
what kind of man are you?
For all the tears and mourning,
for all those you’ve maimed and killed,
for all the murdered children,
God damn your soul to hell.
From Gethsemane to Auschwitz,
the man with the gun
has stood between us
and what we could have become.
Shall we be dragged back once again
into barbarity?
If we let them do that,
what kind of men are we?
If we let them do that,
what kind of men are we?