Lords Of War - Otep

More wars on foreign shores

More names for us to mourn

To misguide the misinformed

To ignore the sick and poor

Thus, we praise the lords of war

On our knees and beg for more

A fresh poison for the weak

Filthy little beasts

Bred to conform

It’s the dwarfed souls of greedy men

Feculent, arrogant

That shackles our young to the cold concrete

And empty their guns into bodies

They scream «I'm not guilty»

They scream «I'm not guilty»

But cowards here are only what they fear

Shoot until the threat stops

I’d rather be in battle than at peace

I’d rather be a wolf than a sheep

I’d rather be in battle than slaughtered like cattle

The weak can sleep while

You were born to be led

That’s what religion says

With a bifurcated tongue

America eats its young

Bullet-toothed, empty gods

Paralyze the minds and contest the thoughts

With devils everywhere

Bombs bursting in the air

Drones flown over thrones

Of bone and brimstone

Sabers rattle in the homes

Of the cowards and the crones

As they shackle our young

Blood stains the streets

Pigs empty their guns in their bodies

Bow down to the lords of war

On your knees for the lords of war

Bow down to the lords of war

On your knees for the lords of war

We rise in defiance

We won’t remain silent

To triumph over tyrants

And police violence

Shoot until the threat stop

We’re not guilty

We’re not

We’re not guilty

We’re not

We’re not guilty

Help us God

The lords of war

On your knees for the lords of war

Bow down to the lords of war

What is so terrible about a child screaming?

Why should it disturb us?

Just because we happen to be there to hear it?

What about the child who comes from an inadequate home, where he gets no

encouragement from his parents

Where he doesn’t have enough to wear, he doesn’t have enough to eat,

he comes to school hungry…

This beautiful, breathtaking…