Status Quo Ante Bellum/As It Was Before War...Ku

Status quo ante bellum
as it was before war
before hot steel ripped through times
that kept peace in place
before cannons sung a song
that had the earth rockin & provoked a sway
long time before hearts of soldiers laid
waiting on a change to come
Before we needed a reason to run
I remember those days
But sooner than not
Troubles came and they stayed
Put on my robe, sat in my favorite chair
And dared to move
So what am I to do?
I fight on
War playing through my mind
Like a matinee
Love lost somewhere in my buttery delight
Chewed somewhere in that last bite
And digested
Cause love can’t live here in the open
War won’t let it
So it survives belly deep
Only heard of as I sleep
Cause I dream love
And I love to dream
As it will be after war
Lived in times before the gun shot
Living in times that keep the gun hot
Preparing to live in times
When someone will blow the pistol cool
Until then the battle is not mine for the taking
But his who did the making
As it was before war
Status quo ante bellum
-Prahduct

(c) 2007