I heard it on the news today
We're fighting for a cause
In a country far away from here
Against a madman without laws
The talking heads on my TV
Say we must put him on the run
And that he's bad enough to justify
All the damage we have done
Our bombs are tearing up the Earth
And crushing ancient walls
Making babies cry and children scream
And drowning out their parents' calls
From the rubble pokes a tiny hand
That never held a gun
A small body bears more than its share
Of the damage we have done
Maybe I'll meet a refugee
From the war-flames we have fanned
And help him build his life again
In our strange and violent land
But who can help the relatives
We left rotting in the sun?
No, there's no way we can make amends
For the damage we have done.
Now fires are burning everywhere
And the sky is turning black
Oil is filling up the sea
And soon the Earth will turn its back
We will be the final victims
Of the wars that we have won
Because we can't escape the consequences
Of the damage we have done.
Maybe you're a righteous person
And maybe you believe in peace
You may work to stop the bombs and guns
So that this bitterness can cease
But if you go outside this country
To where you don't know anyone
When they look at you, all they'll see
Is the damage we have done.
We grow poorer by the minute
We lose a school for every bomb
As we crush this so-called enemy
We're crushing others here at home
And when an angry world brings us the bill
We'll have to turn and run
Because there's no way we can ever pay
the damage we have done.
We heard it on the news today
And took it to the streets
Left the TV talking to itself
And raised a new voice loud for peace
We've got to make our country realize
The only fight that must be won
Is the one to stop and turn around
the damage we have done.
Yes, we've got to stop, and turn around
the damage we have done.
We're fighting for a cause
In a country far away from here
Against a madman without laws
The talking heads on my TV
Say we must put him on the run
And that he's bad enough to justify
All the damage we have done
Our bombs are tearing up the Earth
And crushing ancient walls
Making babies cry and children scream
And drowning out their parents' calls
From the rubble pokes a tiny hand
That never held a gun
A small body bears more than its share
Of the damage we have done
Maybe I'll meet a refugee
From the war-flames we have fanned
And help him build his life again
In our strange and violent land
But who can help the relatives
We left rotting in the sun?
No, there's no way we can make amends
For the damage we have done.
Now fires are burning everywhere
And the sky is turning black
Oil is filling up the sea
And soon the Earth will turn its back
We will be the final victims
Of the wars that we have won
Because we can't escape the consequences
Of the damage we have done.
Maybe you're a righteous person
And maybe you believe in peace
You may work to stop the bombs and guns
So that this bitterness can cease
But if you go outside this country
To where you don't know anyone
When they look at you, all they'll see
Is the damage we have done.
We grow poorer by the minute
We lose a school for every bomb
As we crush this so-called enemy
We're crushing others here at home
And when an angry world brings us the bill
We'll have to turn and run
Because there's no way we can ever pay
the damage we have done.
We heard it on the news today
And took it to the streets
Left the TV talking to itself
And raised a new voice loud for peace
We've got to make our country realize
The only fight that must be won
Is the one to stop and turn around
the damage we have done.
Yes, we've got to stop, and turn around
the damage we have done.
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