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This tragic song by the Egyptian band CAIROKEE is called 'CEASEFIRE'. Here are the haunting lyrics of their anti-war song, translated into English from the Arabic:

It’s a while since I’ve been living in this ceasefire.
Now I must fight so as to live in peace and quiet
I tried surrender and I tried denial
But all roads led to conflict and trials
I clash with a person planted deep within me
The mores of the time, of family and society
It’s not part of me, but despite me, it leads
Like a drummer whom I follow and fear to leave
My body’s a prison; I’m cornered within
It’s just a machine: I’m a cog, there to spin
My only escape is to live others’ dreams
A larger-scale prison, with deadbolts, it seems

I’m a stranger in a strange land
Surrender masquerading as serenity
Afraid to go, afraid to stay, I stand
Broken, I appear to wait patiently
I’m a stranger in a strange land
Surrender masquerading as serenity
Afraid to go, afraid to stay, I stand
Nroken but I appear to wait patiently

I fight a sick society and its outdated views
A society blind to its own decline and abuse
Twisted, racist, prejudiced, biased
Where men and women are held to double standards
Honor killings await any girl who transgress
While a blithe “Boys will be boys!” forgives men’s excesses
Everything else in our life is the same
We have no integrity, we shrug off all blame
I cannot trust others, I won’t hide my words
I lost faith in everything, except for my Lord
Of my many many questions, I shan’t hide any part
And yet, I’ve a seed of faith still in my heart

I’m a stranger in a strange land
Surrender masquerading as serenity
Afraid to go, afraid to stay, I stand
Broken, I appear to wait patiently
I’m a stranger in a strange land
Surrender masquerading as serenity
Afraid to go, afraid to stay, I stand
Nroken but I appear to wait patiently

It’s scarred me, I know; the danger-bells toll
Like rain, ideas have washed away traditions and roles
Everyone’s guilty; the trigger was pulled by every hand
Complicit by their silence, they buried their heads in the sand
All but a few, free, who refused to be marginalized
Trapped in the herd, surrounded by dogs on every side
Now, there is no heart; now the war-drums start
Victory or suicide; there’s no choice but to take sides
It’s time for reality to burst out for good
In the face of a society plagued by decrepitude

I’m a stranger in a strange land
Surrender masquerading as serenity
Afraid to go, afraid to stay, I stand
Broken, I appear to wait patiently
I’m a stranger in a strange land
Surrender masquerading as serenity
Afraid to go, afraid to stay, I stand