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I'd Always Loved Poetry And I'd Always Loved Writing Music And Composing Music, But I Hadn't Thought Of Putting The Two Together Until Around That Time.

Everything That Makes A Society Run Is Broken In Iraq. The Only Real Structure Is The People's Own Sense Of Themselves As Iraqis, Which Was Very Strong. They're A Proud People, And They Trace Their Historic Roots Way, Way Back.

Male Female Slave Or Free; Peaceful Or Disorderly; Maybe You And He Will Not Agree; But You Need Him To Show You New Ways To See.

Sometimes The Best Map Will Not Guide You, You Can't See What's Round The Bend. Sometimes The Road Leads Through Dark Places, Sometimes The Darkness Is Your Friend

Here's Iraq, Where Irrigation Was Invented, Where Law Was Invented, Where Writing Was Invented. All These Things That We Consider Necessities Of Civilization Started There. And The People Who Live There Damn Well Know That.