Sharpen The Shadow

from The Animal In Me by John Christian

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In 1991 I wrote Sharpen The Shadow which was performed by Jules Hanon and found its way onto the album 'Family Jules' in 1992.

The song deals with the then on going Persian Gulf war and the American involvement in that war. Considered at the time by many to have been a short and completed war some of us thought otherwise. I saw it as a precursor to something much bigger. I have never been a doomsayer. I love peace and detest war. I have hope and have always had hope. But what I have seen in my short life shows me that there are those who feel it is necessary to wage war to get peace.

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And so once again
The hero finds himself a friend
Far away from his home
Building castles by the shore
Twisted wreckage burning still
There to keep some love on chill
The hero’s gone, bring in the next
After all aren’t we the best

Come along on this sunny day
But be careful don’t give yourself away
The plastic warriors melt the sky
As they ruin your mind alibi
A cable snaps you hear it fall
Now on the ground I’ll meet you all
Shorn against the hero’s will
The shadow’s sharpened for the kill

This cause is here to stay
A new world order is on the way
Now across the line we stand
As we now remove our hand
Place the rock back where we found
The enemy is all around
This then is my story told
Believe only the truth hold

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from The Animal In Me, released May 27, 2016
John Christian - electric guitar, vocals, bass, Mini Moog, sound effects, drums, arrangements, and productions,

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