Children of the Grave

Amidst the plumes of smoke and heavy prescence of military personnel in attendance, America's premiere rockers Widespread Panic unveils a brief cover of the Black Sabbath song, Children of the Grave, on the first night of their record-breaking run in Orange Beach, AL, April 27-28, 2007.

"Children Of The Grave"

Revolution in their minds - the children start to march

Against the world in which they have to live

and all the hate that's in their hearts

They're tired of being pushed around and told just what to do

They'll fight the world until they've won and love comes flowing through

Children of tomorrow live in the tears that fall today

Will the sun rise up tomorrow bringing peace in any way?

Must the world live in the shadow of atomic fear?

Can they win the fight for peace or will they disappear?

So you children of the world, listen to what I say

If you want a better place to live in spread the words today

Show the world that love is still alive

you must be brave

Or you children of today are Children of the Grave, Yeah!

It appears that Widespread Panic's newest front-runner, lead guitarist Jimmy Herring has a hidden agenda for throwing down gnarly Black Sabbath cover teases in the fine Republican state of Alabama, as he also covered the Sabbath "Electric Funeral" a weekend earlier while in Huntsville, AL. The message is clear: Quit being manipulated by the Masters of Reality, Alabama. Just as the Shadow Knows, so does the rest of the world:

This aggression will not stand. George W. has outworn his welcome, broke our Army and Marine Corps, shredded our National Guard, and left very little else in the way of a ground fighting force to protect our great nation.

As the duty of a patriotic American calls, it is time to end this farce of a war in Iraq and bring the boys back home. After all, Widespread Panic dedicated their 4-28-07 show at Orange Beach to the troops overseas, while displaying a huge Garrsion version of the Stars and Stripes as seen in the top photograph.

If we continue to let this aggression aggrandize, then surely the battle is lost, and those who suffer will be you and I and not just those who came before us and gave their life and limb to a lost cause for a Master of Reality and Manipulator of the Truth.

Get from thee, Satan.