I hear those war drums beating
what good can ever come of war
all those violent nothings
battles of heartless dirty cheating
burn your useless flags
close every vicious door
bury your murderous guns
scuttle your destructive war ships
teach your sons and daughters
that words of sacredness and peace
should always fill their hearts
always cross their lips
compassion should fulfill their souls
tear the wings off your war planes
talk of love instead of demonic ghouls
dismantle your soulless drones
knock down your dividing walls
don't listen to corrupt old men
or their greedy lustful crones
clear hate from the wasteful world
recant your bloody war whoops
silence your battle calls
there is no good glory
in intolerant cruel war
there is nothing but sorry
when it comes to bombs and gore
what dreams made you want to war
it seems insanity has gripped humanity
maybe we are ultimately lost
doomed to virtual extinction
what a terrible tragic cost
for all our twisted badges of distinction
for all our distinctive inhumanity
instinctive sanity has failed and lost
this war lust bound by irrational solution
nothing but greed for power at any cost

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