People are talking all around me All their words just seem to drown me And the truth that was lurking in my mind I couldn't find What the hell are we fighting for Someone tell me how much more Will you suffer before the sky falls on your hear And makes you try What the hell are you crying for
People kill for god and country People rape, people stab and people spite And the pain that is tearing through your brain It drives you on Try so hard to work it out But Jesus, what's it all about People suffer, people stop and people start We come together and then we drift apart This is not the first time and is not the past So if you want to, that is if you're sure Ask them what the hell are they fighting for
But it's not safe for you to believe them You're never safe, they'll try and deceive you They'll stop at nothing to keep us from living But they don't have to try when we're stopping ourselves And leaders lie And children die We're dreaming of freedom in a nightmare world Now we can't take much more WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY FIGHTING FOR