This Ain't a War

Visions of a dying age
When food is scarce and love is strange
Shot point-blank upon your face
Make you realize offstage
That times, they haven't really changed
And we just can't get enough of rage and hatred

From books and movies thought I learned
That everybody's tryin' to earn
A lifelong rest, no big concerns
Peace of mind, their fears adjourned
But the sacred stone must be returned
Or else the temple's gonna fall above you

And it's easy to give in and surrender to the nearest plea
And your head begins to tilt and again you're nodding
Don't you agree?
But surely you'll find a way to realize
This ain't a war, it's bloody nonsense

Days of credit, days of merit
I ain't used to lose, I swear it
Principles so deeply embedded
But someone with a right to inherit
Tramples over you, bigheaded
They take what's theirs and leave a tip behind them

They whoever rule the world
And with our labor buy or sold
A million tonnes of tainted gold
To keep the greatest truth untold
Instead their little lies unfold
As you wake up to another morning

And it's easy to give in and surrender to the nearest plea
And your head begins to tilt and again you're nodding
Don't you agree?
But surely you'll find a way to realize
This ain't a war, it's darwinism

Voices from an ancient tree
Now louder than they used to be
Seemingly desperate to conceal
That I am you and what I see
Is nothing that I haven't seen
And we aren't so different after all, are we?

Ends a battle, starts again
As long as there's a coin to gain
As long as there's a man to blame
As long as there's a pig to slain
Today they're busy with Ukraine
Tomorrow they might be having Paris

And it's easy to give in and surrender to the nearest plea
And your head begins to tilt and again you're nodding
Don't you agree?
But surely you'll find a way to realize
This ain't a war, it's only business