Give us a reason for coming of war
Fighting for Jesus through prices of oil
See how your demons are forming a wall
Burning and beating and raping them all

Reaching for something when nothing else matters
Buddha to Krishna through Jesus and Allah
See how your demons are forming a wall
Burning and beating and raping them all

Far from here…we'll light away
So unclear…we'll find the way
To war…we ride


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    The whole album was written in response to 9/11 and the war. It may not be directly about it, but there are allusions to it.

    samwaltonon August 02, 2007   Link
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    No, this isn't about the war in Iraq...

    PersonMan92on April 10, 2005   Link
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    God... PersonMan92... You are as stupid as every other person who doesnt understand anything about the war they havent heard from MTV or some crap... The war in Iraq had very little, if anything to do with 9/11... The 9/11 response was directed at AFGHANISTAN... Remember that little country a few years back? No? Pathetic...

    DmFlippyon September 27, 2007   Link

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