In the Roman Colosseum many years ago they fed the Christians to the lions as part of the show The animals of prey were next on the bill who were met by predators who killed at will Then two gladiators were forced to fight each other even though the two were raised as brothers The bigger gladiator knocked the other to the ground but he didn’t kill him because he heard a sound It was an old man from the crowd who stepped in the arena saying they must stop the fight He said that all the killing had to come to an end because you know it just wasn’t right The big gladiator looked all confused with his sword held up towards the sky Then he brought it down quickly into the old man to everyone’s surprise And that was the Day the Fighting Stopped When killing as a sport came to an end For the people had had enough When that gladiator killed their friend The Day the Fighting Stopped Is a lesson to learn today Because the people only want to love And peace has always been the way lyrics, music and performance by Crane Copyright © 2024 Based on a true story Cover Art by Richard Alan Krieger YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV8tyI7GYsk BandCamp (Free Download) https://richardalankriegercrane.bandcamp.com/track/the-day-the-fighting-stopped SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/the-day-the-fighting-stopped