Apathy

Lyrics

Sent forth from homes where bombs don't fall from the skies
Into a war began by those who do not fight
Soldiers exploited for their youth and foolish pride
Sent by a people that cares nothing for their plight

I know your love of peace is false - a lie
I see the apathy you try to hide

Fat on creature comforts
Bored of quiet lives
Lacking greater purpose
Raised on tales of sacrifice
Plagued by guilty consciences
Now voicing protestations through your screens
But your words are hollow

War - a call for sacrifice
Send your children and avert your eyes

I am the one true god of humankind
Fed by millennia of greed and pride
Serve me although you claim to hate my ways
Worship me and I might make you great

Send your sons
Off to war
Know that some
Won't return

Unleash a slaughter you would never face
Block out the cries of children starved and maimed
Forget the soldiers you have sent to die
I know your love for them is false - a lie

I have watched
Countless times
You are hopeless
You are mine

You are a people that cares nothing for its plight
I know your love of peace is false - a lie