I wrote a diary
here at dailykos featuring a song,
Mothers In Arms, my writing partner and I have written about the damage the Iraq war has done to the families of the soldiers in Iraq.
The focus of the song is on the struggles of Lila Lipscomb (the mother of Sgt. Michael Pedersen who was featured in Fahrenheit 911) and Sue Niederer (the mother of Lt. Seth J. Dvorin and the woman who was arrested for asking President Bush a question at a 2004 campaign rally).
Through a series of serendipitous events, I have been able to get the song to both of them. This is tremendous, as the song was really written for them.
They both speak around the country to bring attention to the anti war cause and have decided to use Mothers In Arms as part of their presentations. I am, as you can imagine, very humbled and pleased.
Forgive me if I reprint the diary below, as very few people saw it when it was first published. Also, please visit the web site and donate to their son's Scholarship Funds, if you are so inclined. Thanks.
Mothers In Arms
Please listen through
STREAMING AUDIO
or through the
MOTHERS IN ARMS WEB SITE
Vocals - Suzanna Hay
Guitar - Brian Keeler
Keyboard - Peggity Price
The better the speakers, the better the experience.
We would appreciate your comments.
We would like this to be heard by as many people as possible, so pass it along to whomever you like.
Lila Lipscomb (Photo Lisa Dejong)
Sue Niederer (AP Photo)
Mothers In Arms
Music by NYBri
Lyrics by UNCMark and NYBri
Nightmare confusion
No hope of relief
Dark, common threads
Of each mother's grief
Please give it a name
Better yet, a face
Stuck between Iraq
And a hard (hard) place
Their sons were killed
Before anyone knew
The cause was, in fact,
Denial of truth
And for those who died
There's no saving grace
They are stuck between Iraq
And a hard (hard) place
Mothers in arms, Lila and Sue,
Shared their grief in public view
Sue was arrested for shouting out;
Lila planted seeds of "911" doubt
Mothers in arms, what would you do?
If you were Lila; Sue was you
Loss so relative
Goes far beyond pain
At such a cost for
Absolutely no gain
An for all of those who will be
wandering in this space
They will be stuck between Iraq
And a hard (hard) place
Mothers in arms, what would you do?
If you were Lila; Sue was you
Mothers in arms, what would you do?
Perhaps you would share their point of view
Mothers in arms, what would you do?
What if this fate happened to you?
Please recommend so others can hear this. Thanks.
