"So, so you think you can tell...
heaven from hell?
blue skies from pain?
can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?
a smile from a veil?
do you think you can tell...

and did they get you to trade
your heroes for ghosts?
hot ashes for trees?
hot air for a cool breeze?
cold comfort for change?
did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?"

for some reason, when I put the title on this blog, I was hoping that I would never transcript the text from where it came from. but somehow, when I heard the song today, I knew that I needed to write it where it belongs.

There is still much more to say about this. But not today.