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We have never come closerTo admitting the truth
That war
Is really about
Taking something
From somebody else
We have never come closer
To facing the fact
That war
Is really about
Controlling the life
And livelihood
Of someone else
We have never come closer
To facing the reality
That war
Is really about
Taking what you can get
From those who have what you want
And we have never come closer
To admitting to ourselves
That war
Is really about
Killing
To get what you want
We talk of Freedom
We talk of God
We talk of Security
We talk of Right and Wrong
We talk of "Life, Liberty
And the pursuit of Happiness"
But
In the end
It's really about
Power and Control
Power over someone
And control over something...
For the few who can get it
And those who are willing to support them
A President talks of God
And condones torture
Generals do his bidding
And turn on him when they can
Mercenaries do his killing
And fill their bank accounts
Soldiers fight and die for him
And think they're fighting for their country
And the American people
Sit in dumb passivity
Waiting for someone to do something
Wondering when it will end
Watching the truth
Being paraded before them
That war
Is really about
Taking something
From somebody else
Watching the truth
Being paraded before us
That war
Is really about
Controlling the life
And livelihood
Of someone else
Watching the truth
Being paraded before us
That war
Is really about
Taking what you can get
From those who have what you want
And watching the truth
Being paraded before us
That war
Is really about
Killing
To get what you want
