A Moment of War
A Moment of War (1991) by author Laurie Lee is the last book of his semi-autobiographical trilogy. It covers his time as a combatant in the Spanish Civil War from 1937-38. The preceding books of the trilogy are Cider With Rosie (1959) and As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (1969).
The book describes how, in December 1937, Lee set out for Spain to fight for the Republican cause. He could not persuade anyone to help him and so eventually crossed the Pyrenees alone in a snowstorm. After encountering Republican sympathisers, he was suspected of being a Nationalist spy and imprisoned. On the day scheduled for his execution, a fortunate encounter led to him being released and finally joining the International Brigade. The book then recounts Lee's experiences as a Republican soldier in Figueres, Valencia, Tarazona, Madrid, Teruel and Barcelona. He left Spain in February 1938.
There is some doubt about the historical accuracy of the book. Lee himself wrote that his diaries had been stolen and so he relied on memory for the eyewitness accounts.
A Moment
A Moment is the second album of R&B singer Lalah Hathaway. The album's first single was "Let Me Love You," produced by Brian Alexander Morgan of SWV fame. A video was also shot for the single. The follow-up single was "Separate Ways," released as a double-A side single with "Family Affair." The Martyn Ware-produced "Family Affair" was actually released in 1991 and billed as "BEF featuring Lalah Hathaway".
The CD format of the album is now out-of-print, but is available as a digital download.
Track listing
Singles
"Let Me Love You"
Cassette Single:
12" Single:
Promo CD:
Podcasts:
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A Moment Of War
by: RosicrucianNothing is moving but time
Are you aware of what I can see
Like a serpent around a lifeless ground
Hate is salvation, helps me be
Once and for all this will now be settled
The price is an eye for an eye
How far are you prepared to go
There won't be no trial so what's the use to deny
There is no use to argue
We must always disagree
There is no use to argue
My eyes are bleeding
The final battle stands before
My eyes are bleeding
I can't hold back anymore
Now there is no turning back in this moment of war
It's sad to see that you are not any
Different than all the rest
Pretending you care and want to help
Obviously for your own interest
Kept in the dark again, some things never change
But every story got an end
I've run out of patience, it's the calm before the storm
Is this to much for you to comprehend
There is no use to argue
We must always disagree
There is no use to argue
My eyes are bleeding
The final battle stands before
My eyes are bleeding
I can't hold back anymore
Now there is no turning back in this moment of war
Everything got it's season
Too late you realized
Time has come to reveal your treason
And that I'm the saviour that has raised
You can take everything I got
But you can never take my pride
You can try to controle my life
But you will never ever be my guide
There is no use to argue
We must always disagree
There is no use to argue
My eyes are bleeding
The final battle stands before
My eyes are bleeding
I can't hold back anymore