War Is...

There once was a man
Who went by no name
There once was a man
Who played their game
No more than a boy
He's now their toy
He was sent out to die
Under foreign skies

Some mothers son
They gave him a gun
They gave him a pack
Said "Don't you look back"

War is courageous
War is a game
Both then and now
War is the same

War is disastrous
War is insane
"Whatever the cost"
Too many lives lost

Remember this man
On Flanders field
Remember this man
His fate was sealed

Remember his life
Remember his death
Remember his sacrifice
With your very last breath

Don't use him for hate
Or to cause more wars
Or his memory
Will be lost to your cause

War is preposterous
War is a waste
It's trappings a sham
It's spoils just paste

War is the answer
To a question not asked
Tied to delusions
An imperial past

So remember this boy
He was nobody's toy
Remember this boy
With his smile so coy

Remember the lines
All down his face
The streaks of the tears
In gunpowder trace

He was human
He was loved
More than a number
Bourne by a dove

War is a monster
War is a lie
War is an insult
To the many who die

War is destructive
War is deranged
War is a roadblock
To progress and change