Maybe it's too late for an intellectual debate,
But a residue of confusion remains.

Changing with the times,
And amphetamine tortured minds
Are average the citizen's sources of pain.

Tell me what we're fighting forâ??
I don't remember anymore,
Only temporary reprieve

And the world might cease
If we fail to tame the beast
From the faith that you release
Comes an atheist peace.

Atheist peace.

Political forces ran
Political winds of discontent,
And the modern age emerged triumphantly.
But now that safety's gone,
And it's time to de-evolve
And relive the dark chapters of history

Tell me what we're fighting forâ??
No progress ever came from war,
Only a false sense of increase

And the world won't wait
For the truth upon a plate
But we're ready now to feast on an atheist peace.

Atheist peace


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Atheist Peace Lyrics as written by Brett Gurewitz Greg Graffin

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    I heard an interview somewhere where Graffin said that this song was an attack on the belief that if you're an atheist, you're supposed to be combative and fight with people of various religious affiliations.

    I'm not quite sure how that works, but there you go.

    Blackbird_1565on July 02, 2007   Link

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