The Calm Before the Storm - Rubén Blades

There was a time when ignorance made our innocence strong

There was a time when we all thought we could do no wrong

There was a time, so long ago

But here we are, in the calm before the storm

While the orchestra plays

They build barricades to help close the doors

While the musician sings

The holocaust rings the cymbals of war

We stare

At the things that were there

And no longer are —

And in our hearts

Here we are again

In the calm before the storm

There was a time when we had an idea whose time hadn’t come

They kept changing its name so we could still pretend

It was not really gone

We heard our screams turn into songs and back into screams again

And here we are again

In the calm before the storm