Year after year
The rallying cry sounds out
Even when the battle is as far away as it can be
As it is now
And there should be quiet

The salvos are still firing off
The bombs are still falling
And there are screams to drown out the sounds of either
But no shouting will silence this ongoing war
However many or mightier the other fights may be
Because
Of course
This one little bit of performance actually matters

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