Very poignant given the shit going down in Ukraine.
"Alarm bells ringing clear break the calm before the fall
Bad news travels at the speed of flight, good news not at all
And here we are again playing endless games of war
Birds of Prey
Without a word of warning, we dive in to attack
Vengeful and self-righteous we turn the blue sky black
And wretched few escape, they'll be forever looking back
At our sacrifice.
And the golden sun is rising
At the dawn of a beautiful day
In the name of all that's holy
In the name of history
In the face of life and nature
We are driven by belief
Our faith a crumbling fortress
Once perfect and sublime
Will fail again and rise again
Until the death, until the death of time."
Lyrics by Ian Gillan.