The architects of war Has spoken once again We must defend democracy It's time for payback To the once they call their friends To please the weapon industries And there you stand Ready to die for freedom Man a simple man Dyin' for shady reasons ah yeah You follow orders Off you go to foreign shores They call you to protect and serve Licence to murder On the right side of the law The country's set on red alert Kill kill or get killed Nobody to hold on to Hell everyday hell Torture and hate surround you Why die for a lie die in a war Dyin' for something not worth dyin' for Why die for a lie The war is won But still you fight on foreign fields While everything around you dies Cry inside you cry Mentally hurt and shattered Dead emotionally dead Survival is all that matters Why die for a lie die in a war Dyin' for something not worth dyin' for Why die for a lie And when you're comin' home You still hear the screamin' You're sufferin' alone You still feel the pain hey Why die for a lie die in a war Dyin' for something not worth dyin' for Why die for a lie Why die for a lie die in a war War war war war war Why die for a lie War war war war war