No War!

Don’t speak to me of holy wars

Of martyrdom and sacrifice

Don’t speak of an enlightened cause

Of infidels and paradise

 

There is no decent way to kill

No comfort for a widowed bride

There is no vengeful divine will

No godly plan for genocide

 

Don’t speak to me of hidden bombs

Of dictators and liberty

Don’t speak of righting nations’ wrongs

Of winning peace and setting free

 

There is no gold that’s worth a life

No oil that’s worth the blood

There is no diamond worth the strife

Of sordid profits from the mud

 

Don’t speak to me of sacred ground

Of ancient consecrated earth

Don’t speak of treasures lost and found

Of claiming back His place of birth

 

There is no faith that teaches hate

No doctrine founded on revenge

There is no violent seal of fate

No prayer to make the bloodshed end

 

Don’t speak to me of wars for peace

Of battles for the hearts and minds

Don’t speak of blames that never cease

Of hurt that heals and pain that binds

 

There is no glory in a war

No victory in futures lost

There is no flag worth killing for

No profit that can match the cost.

 

 

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