At A Place Called Mazar-e-Shariff
Two sides of the American coin
John Walker Lindh and Johnny Micheal Spann
One goes off In search of truth
The other goes off to defend a truth
One comes to his truth by trying to understand
The other comes to his truth by defending what he understands
Both end up at a place called Mazar-e-Shariff
One, a captive tied up on the ground
The other, a captor standing over him
Fellow Americans, brothers, young idealists
Neither understanding the other
Both, amazed at the presence of the other
Both, foolish in their zeal
Both, caught In the web of a situation they can't fully comprehend
Their destiny, to meet at a place called Mazar-e-Shariff
Representatives of their country's contradictions
Representatives of their country's confusion
Representatives of their country's karma
Fellow Americans, brothers, strangers in a strange land
Caught In a crossfire of politics, religion, and economics
One dies, a martyr to America's policies
The other Is imprisoned, also a martyr to America's policies
One Is honored as a hero
The other is hated as a traitor
In truth, they both represent the two sides of the American coin:
The seeker of truth and the defender of a truth
Fellow Americans, brothers, young idealists
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