LORD OF THE FLIES

INTRO / CHORUS Lord of the flies Deception and lies Life feels strange knowing people can change Piggy, he'd been an outsider all his days Used to being teased, not easily fazed simply wanted to be respected and heard. Fairness, order , the reasoned word He never gave up, he stuck to his role to protect , to nurture, the purest soul He was true to himself, didn't try to pretend yet his days were numbered, and he was brave till the end Jack - His reign born of insecurity and fear something to prove, needed people to cheer- to build him into who he longed to be a leader, a fighter, a hunter, but see the frightened child that desperately tried to create identity without a childhood guide the Ringleader of Death, the Spreader of Craze He must have felt haunted for the rest of his days Lord of the flies Deception and lies Life feels strange knowing people can change Simon, an outsider, but so damn close to the inner circle- yet felt like a ghost unheard, invisible, his face didn't fit watching from the sidelines, he learnt bit by bit that a life of privilege did not guarantee a person will stay on the right path if free Sent to his death by the boy he admired His diary lost forever, his young life- expired Ralph had a good heart, no lies, no pretence he led with instinct, kindness and good sense he probably was never a leader before but he took on the role, because inside he was sure that way to survive was to work as a team If he'd only known, that, soon, like a bad dream evil would unfold, chaos would rule but he didn't waiver ,he maintained his cool a rock, solid ,strong, yet in a gentle form he protected the boys and he weathered the storm eventually hunted, smoked out like a 'beast' the fire it saved him, and his burden released Lord of the flies Deception and lies Life feels strange knowing people can change BRIDGE and when sailors arrived on that deserted beach and saw the result of young boys out of reach of, discipline, consequence , reason, or shame. A glimpse of society when no-one takes the blame They saw savages, hunters, not young lads at play a pretend war, a real war, who can really say? for in its isolation, their war was reality Their deadly game- the dark side of humanity Lord of the flies Deception and lies Life feels strange knowing people can change Life feels strange knowing people can change knowing people can change