People tend to think peace
But the US think-tanks
Well they tend to think tanks
So they can get us into debt with the big banks
For big thanks
Because the old-boys they keep ranks
And "to be frank", Join the army they say
You can travel to new places, fire guns and learn a trade
Well, to be frank, I'd rather fire off some vocals,
Visit all those places without blowing up the locals – It's loco
No I'm not gonna stay in bed like John and Yoko
Hippy kids tucked up protesting with a cup of cocoa
Fuck that man, I'm taking to the streets
Shouting out my question to a beat.
Why do we fight?
Is it to protect the morality
Of a nation based on criminality?
And is it for the global peace?
Are we the police of the global streets?
And is it for the lives of the little children
and if it is, tell me why do we kill them?
I'll tell you why we fight
We fight for power, material gain..
and that's not right.
Consider Iraq
for a second and the fact
that "the Weapons" we attacked for
Were never even there
But do we even care
Or are we so distracted
By the fact that Britney Spears -has got no hair
That we're happy to look wherever the media instructs us
Sucks us in with sex and systematically corrupts us
Until we're so full of fear it erupts
as a xenophobic mistrust of people we deduct as being
Muslim by ethnicity
Guilty by complicity
Listen to me this is the media publicity
Like electricity it charges the commotion
Until it's like an ocean of negative emotion, but..
Well I'm drownin' in the sea
Of fear and suspicion
Illegal rendition
And people conditioned to blindly believe..
But don't be so naïve..
You wanna see the light
You've got to ask the right questions like
Why do we fight?
Is it to protect the morality
of a nation based on criminality?
And is it for the good of mankind?
Popping off the rockets -while their pockets get lined..
And is it for the lives of the little children
and if it is, tell me why do we kill them?
I'll tell you why we fight
We fight for power, material gain..
and that's not right.
Consider the lives that we're living
And the lies that we're given from on high
By these driven politicians
With their military missions
Their twisted visions and illegal prisons
I don't listen to their lies no more..
Always trying to justify the price of war.
But what's that if your not even alive no more
no collateral damage in a private war, -but uh
I'm drownin' in the sea
of fear and suspicion
Illegal rendition
And people conditioned to blindly believe..
But don't be so naïve
You wanna see the light
You've got to ask the right questions like
Why do we fight?
Is it to protect the morality
of a nation based on criminality?
And is it for the global peace?
Are we the police of the global streets?
And is it for the lives of the little children
and if it is, tell me why do we kill them?
I'll tell you why we fight
We fight for power, imperial gain,
and that's not right..
Well, that's not right
That's not right
That's not right no
But that's why (we fight).
But the US think-tanks
Well they tend to think tanks
So they can get us into debt with the big banks
For big thanks
Because the old-boys they keep ranks
And "to be frank", Join the army they say
You can travel to new places, fire guns and learn a trade
Well, to be frank, I'd rather fire off some vocals,
Visit all those places without blowing up the locals – It's loco
No I'm not gonna stay in bed like John and Yoko
Hippy kids tucked up protesting with a cup of cocoa
Fuck that man, I'm taking to the streets
Shouting out my question to a beat.
Why do we fight?
Is it to protect the morality
Of a nation based on criminality?
And is it for the global peace?
Are we the police of the global streets?
And is it for the lives of the little children
and if it is, tell me why do we kill them?
I'll tell you why we fight
We fight for power, material gain..
and that's not right.
Consider Iraq
for a second and the fact
that "the Weapons" we attacked for
Were never even there
But do we even care
Or are we so distracted
By the fact that Britney Spears -has got no hair
That we're happy to look wherever the media instructs us
Sucks us in with sex and systematically corrupts us
Until we're so full of fear it erupts
as a xenophobic mistrust of people we deduct as being
Muslim by ethnicity
Guilty by complicity
Listen to me this is the media publicity
Like electricity it charges the commotion
Until it's like an ocean of negative emotion, but..
Well I'm drownin' in the sea
Of fear and suspicion
Illegal rendition
And people conditioned to blindly believe..
But don't be so naïve..
You wanna see the light
You've got to ask the right questions like
Why do we fight?
Is it to protect the morality
of a nation based on criminality?
And is it for the good of mankind?
Popping off the rockets -while their pockets get lined..
And is it for the lives of the little children
and if it is, tell me why do we kill them?
I'll tell you why we fight
We fight for power, material gain..
and that's not right.
Consider the lives that we're living
And the lies that we're given from on high
By these driven politicians
With their military missions
Their twisted visions and illegal prisons
I don't listen to their lies no more..
Always trying to justify the price of war.
But what's that if your not even alive no more
no collateral damage in a private war, -but uh
I'm drownin' in the sea
of fear and suspicion
Illegal rendition
And people conditioned to blindly believe..
But don't be so naïve
You wanna see the light
You've got to ask the right questions like
Why do we fight?
Is it to protect the morality
of a nation based on criminality?
And is it for the global peace?
Are we the police of the global streets?
And is it for the lives of the little children
and if it is, tell me why do we kill them?
I'll tell you why we fight
We fight for power, imperial gain,
and that's not right..
Well, that's not right
That's not right
That's not right no
But that's why (we fight).
inviata da giorgio - 18/4/2013 - 12:55
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Lyrics & Music by William Salisbury (A.K.A.Billy Rowan, The Undercover Hippy)
Album: Why We Fight (E.P.)
This track was initially inspired by watching a documentary of the same name directed by Eugene Jarecki, well worth checking out. The intro to the song is taken from the original Frank Capra propaganda film made to get the American public behind American involvement in WW2, also called "Why We Fight".
The second speech is President Eisenhower's farewell address in which he warns us of the dangers of the industry of war.
Personnel: Billy Rowan - guitar and vocals; Andreas Millns - keys; Alex Crane - bass; Billy Rowan & Alex Crane - drum programming; Tom First - trumpet; Jehan Abdel-Malak & Alex Crane - saxophones.