Imaginary Lines Lyrics - Julian Lennon

Heaven help the soul that's severed 

From the place where it belongs 

Caught up in the mindless struggle 

Of the weak against the strong 

Headlights along the border 

Keep the peace, their law and order 

Why can't we see it's all a record of lies? 

It's their kind of strength, their only defense 

An imaginary line 

Just a kid and his younger brother 

Headed for the wire 

Had no rights in the telescopic sights 

Of the vigilante's rifle fire 

But now he's buried on the border 

Where the rivers are blood not water 

Why can't we see it's all a record of lies? 

It's their kind of truth, it can only be proved 

With imaginary lines 

In times like these concernin' 

Who decides which bridge is burnin' 

Don't fall for map readin' 

Just make sure that you're still breathin' 

After the dreadful lines were drawn 

The children would dream of the pearls 

And how beautiful they were 

Year after year they would dive to the bottom of the lagoon 

Hoping that the oysters would come back 

They risked everything 

Their homes, families and meager possessions 

To search for the pearls, to make sure 

They were heavy enough to reach the bottom 

The children tied stones to their backs, many of them died 

Streams of blood and broken bodies 

Rose to the surface of the lagoon 

And the lagoon cried, cried, cried, cried 

Why can't we see it's all a record of lies? 

It's their kind of strength, their only defense 

An imaginary line 

Why can't we see it's all a record of lies? 

It's their kind of truth, it can only be proved 

With imaginary lines 

Why can't we see it's all a record of lies? 

It's their kind of strength, their only defense 

An imaginary line