99 Reasons Not To War

[Verse 1] [Driving 80s synth bass, nostalgic analog pads] Us and we, in a little sign shop Buy some marked up balloons with the money we've got Preachers paint the warnings on the silk Voices soft as honey, white as milk Set them free at the break of dawn 'Til one by one, they were gone Ninety-nine reasons not to war Signs we can't ignore [Verse 2] [Electronic drum machine kicks in, steady pulse] Ninety-nine warnings in the sky Floating where the bombers fly Panic bells, it's red alert There's something here to heal the hurt The war machine springs to life Opens up one eager eye But I say unto you, Love your enemies Ninety-nine reasons not to war [Verse 3] [Fast staccato synths, urgent tempo] Ninety-nine Decision Street Ninety-nine ministers meet To worry, worry, super-scurry Call the troops out in a hurry Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves We take those signs down off the shelves The president is on the line Ninety-nine reasons not to war [Verse 4] [High energy, soaring melodic synth lead] Ninety-nine knights of the air Ride super-high-tech jet fighters Everyone's a Captain Kirk Barking orders to identify, legitimize & sanitize BUT Warning signs of God's vengeful face Scramble the summer sky Ninety-nine reasons not to war [Outro] [Music strips back to lonely, ethereal synth pad] Ninety-nine dreams I have had In every one a red balloon The world passeth away, yet I am not alone In this dust that was a city But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night In the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise And the elements shall melt with fervent heat The earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up I thank my God and let it go [Fading echo, final synth note] [End]