I caught the scent of the slaughterhouse
While I questioned our purpose and aim
How could we send our young off to die
To fight for material wealth, we are lost
Every flag draped coffin will be stained
When leaders call for war, based upon lies
As we live a modern life of manifest cost
With hubris filled dreams, to our shame
And the orphans and widows still cry
We've lost our way, and entered shadow
The dead are but the innocent victims
As our lusts become the hallowed
We'll never stop until we do within
When shall we do that
When will we ever learn
Let justice all we seek
Let us restore our land
Let us live with and act
With our hopes returned
Or in flames our world will burn
By every citizen's own hand
