The crowd is looking drowned And a mother in tears There are flipflapping flags in the silence And a national anthem’s a blues in these days Flag him down, rest in peace What peace do you meanWhen the boys are coming back He’s live on TV He’s dead as a hero can be But he didn’t die for nothing, my dear The video of his death is travelling the world Flag him down, rest in peace What peace do you meanWhen the boys are coming back In coffins Way back in the crowd A girl says goodbye to a boy To a boy who’s parading to heaven And she puts all the blame on the gouvernment He’s live on TV Dead as a hero can be …when the boys are parading to heaven, my friend But all the blame on you On you