Brutus

[TKei]

When the bells have rung and birds have sung,
And the cannon fires a final shell.
When the flames no longer spread,
And we all have bread.
When all is calm,
And there are no bombs.
When the siren sounds the final round,
And blood no longer soaks the ground.

It is then that it will end.

Our biggest fears
Our darkest nightmares
They all come when we least expect it.

We sit and laugh and talk with friends.
And of them one goes silent.
They stand, and slowly walk toward you.
Arms opened for embrace
You cannot see beyond their sleeve.
And the dagger sinks deep.

And as you lay there, bleeding,
Staring toward the sky,
Your vision narrows,
And you see their face,
But before the light goes dark,
You give your final words,
"Et tu, Brute. (absolvo te)"

[punchdrunk]

very nice. just one question, what are the top two stanzas talking about all I really understand are the last two. I don't know much on roman history

[TKei]

The first two don't relate to Roman history. The whole thing is just trying to emphasize a major point: That the worst things happen when we expect the best. When things seem peaceful, something goes wrong. When everyone seems to be your friend, one of them will betray you. It's never something you expect.
The first stanza sets the idea of when there is peace, and then quickly says it will come to end. From there, I relate the idea to the account of Caesar and Brutus. The parenthetical statement is common way of saying "I forgive you" or "You are forgiven" in Latin, and it's only put there to show my opinion that we should still forgive those who do us wrong.