The Greater Good

from The War Is Never Won by Checking For Echo Project

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The Greater Good

What a price
To make the ultimate sacrifice
You know I fear the worst
That I won’t make my twenty-first

The call has come
And when all has been said and done
In my soul and in my heart
I know that I will play my part

They say "You know it’s for the greater good"
Let’s put our faith in a better world and join the brotherhood
We’ll win if we follow all the rules
We’ll never know our lives are in the hands of fools
You know it’s for the greater good, they say
It’s for the greater good

The Ministry assures
A decisive win is to be secured
In weeks they said
But in days many of our kin lay dead

They say "You know it’s for the greater good"
But a helmet and a gun remain where your son once stood
They don’t see all the destruction and despair
But there again it’s hard to see that from an office chair
You know it’s for the greater good, they say
It’s for the greater good

They say "You know it’s for the greater good"
But no sense prevailed when offensives failed, obscured by falsehood
You know it’s for the effort of the war
We must defeat or at least unseat a regime we can’t ignore

Hey you, it’s for the greater good
So we’re all in this together or have I misunderstood?
And you'll pay respect and praise the mettle
Of those who died for nothing so you can wear your medal
You know, it’s for the greater good, they say
It’s for the greater good

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from The War Is Never Won, released March 5, 2020
Written and arranged by Jon Farley

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Checking For Echo Project UK

Progressive/art rock meets cinematic soundtrack, Checking For Echo Project strives to express thought-provoking topics through emotive music and lyrics that 'paint a picture'.

Following a debut album released March 2020, Checking For Echo Project now draws upon the talents of a number of musicians and vocalists to bring the songs to life. ... more

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