Story Behind The Song

this song developed out of the title

Song Description

in this song are some of the contributing factors which underline the volatility Middle East although the region saw early development in the ancient world, few lessons of co-existence have been learned. The area has seen ongoing conflicts for millennia while attaining little in the way of social progress and stability...it has always been a "Desert of Tears"

Lyrics

Shots ring out under a clear blue sky
It's far too late to ask the reason why
Blood feuds & ancient fears
Are all that's left in the Desert of Tears

Empires come and empires go
Kingdoms rise and then they are laid low
Tribes and dynasties appear
and then dissolve in a Desert of Tears

Bridge
Borders defined by foreign hands
Cutting across ancestral lands
New allies new enemies
From the Levant to the Arabian Sea

Tyrants, warlords Assad & Sadam
Mujahadeen & the Taliban
Drain the marshes scorch the earth
Hold on to power for all it's worth

Once mighty cities rose from the sand
Brought down by the ruthless tyrant's hand
Civilizations no longer here
All reduced to a Desert of Tears

Battles fought and battles won
Armies routed and now they're on the run
Reasons for fighting are no longer clear
So all that's left is a Desert of Tears

Bridge
Borders defined by foreign hands
Cutting across ancestral lands
New allies new enemies
From the Levant to the Arabian Sea

Tyrants, warlords Assad & Sadam
Mujahadeen & the Taliban
Drain the marshes scorch the earth
Hold on to power for all it's worth

Fathers go missing in the dead of night
Orphan children in the cold grey morning light
Huddle together in hunger and fear
Left alone in the Desert of Tears

Gold forgotten in favour of oil
And everybody wants a part of the wealth & spoils
Everything that was once held dear
Has now become just a Desert of Tears