"Did you see the frightened ones,Did you hear the falling bombs,Did you ever w..." - Roger Waters

Did you see the frightened ones,Did you hear the falling bombs,Did you ever wonder why we had to run for shelter in the promise of a brave new world unfurlled beaneath the clear blue skies.Good bye blue skies.

— Roger Waters
Musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd

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Roger Waters was a contemporary English musician, co-founder of pink floyd. George Roger Waters is an English singer-songwriter, musician and political activist. In 1965, he co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd as the bassist. Read more on Wikipedia →

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War — Reflections on conflict, peace, and the human cost of war

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