Story Behind the Song
The lyrics sang themselves through me! The verses and the bridge
in two separate places...the bridge in a M.A.S.H tent in a peace
encampment in I.U.'s Dunn Meadow "free speech zone" - the verses
on a brick wall of Bloomington, IN's Peoples' PARK...
The very able Steve Johnson, Ron Keithe, & the phenomenal Chris
Hattingh helped me take the song from the street to the planet!
Lyrics
Wave after wave, I see wave after wave of doom
Wave after wave, I see wave after wave of doom
But, it's alright, I see sunlight, glinting through the gloom
Wave after wave, I see wave after wave of hate
Wave after wave, I see wave after wave of hate
But, don't you fall apart, you know, if you have heart,
then it's not too late
When the reckoning comes
When the reckoning comes
When the reckoning comes
All the bums will be saints
All the saints will be bums
When the reckoning comes
When the reckoning comes
When the reckoning comes
When the reckoning comes
Who here wants to be caught
Beating on death's war drums?
When the reckoning comes...
Wave after wave, I see wave after wave of fire
Wave after wave, I see wave after wave of fire
But, don't you toss and turn, you know, you will not burn
Unless you are a liar...
Wave after wave, I see wave after wave of doom
Wave after wave, I see wave after wave of doom
But, it's alright, I see sunlight, glinting through the gloom
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