People wanna fight for fun
But what is a battle when the war's already been won
People wanna break what's built
There's no use crying when the milk's already been spilt
Here's a needle, here's a thread
Sew yourself up, clear your head
Here's a needle, here's a thread
Oh no, I meant exactly what I said

You might find that you're useless
No better than a hole in the ground
You might find that you're useless
No better than a hole in the ground

Look at all the cavemen goin'
Turning over to the shore
Ohhh

I'm only looking for a bloodless revolution
I'm only looking for a bloodless revolution
I'm only looking for a bloodless revolution


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    The lyrcs are definitely 'clear your head'. It just makes sense, and also rhymes with the rest of the song. So, yeah.

    Fabulous leaked song! They're a little self explanatory, really. I think that's why this demo never got followed through - the lyrics were too precise about the certain issue of war. The first lyric says it all:

    "People wanna fight for fun But what is a battle when the war's already been won?"

    Why are people fighting? Why do we continue to have conflict in the world? I think 'bloodless revolution' means the writer wants to have a revolution (make a change, stand up for what's right) without any violence.

    The singer may be talking to a soldier who had been fighting in a war, and was traumatised by the whole ideal? Not sure. Could explain the chorus though. ^^

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