Why would you ask me to have faith? When all I see is another grave Why would you call this order? When we are chained beneath your altar You call it peace, you call it grace But whose blood is feeding this place? Tell me why, tell me why Must we suffer just to keep you alive? They gave us names for every chain A sacred cause, a noble pain They drew the lines, they chose the side Then sent our children out to die A thousand voices singing praise For all the lives they throw away And if I dare to question why They tell me I should close my eyes Who gave you the right to speak for heaven? Who gave you the right to spend our lives? How many bodies make a kingdom? How many graves before it's justified? Why would you ask me to have faith? When all I see is another grave Why would you call this order? When we are chained beneath your altar You call it peace, you call it grace But whose blood is feeding this place? Tell me why, tell me why Must we suffer just to keep you alive? Why worship what has long been buried? Why guard the words that never carried? A dead religion, a living throne A thousand years of borrowed hope And who is standing at the front? The ones who never bear the cost They send us marching in the name Of something they'll never have to face I DON'T WANT YOUR KINGDOM! I DON'T WANT YOUR PEACE! I DON'T WANT TO DIE FOR A GOD I CANNOT SEE! BREAK THE CHAINS! BREAK THE LIE! HOW MANY MORE MUST FUCKING DIE?! YOU CALL IT SACRIFICE! YOU CALL IT DESTINY! BUT WHY THE FUCK IS IT ALWAYS ME?! Why would you ask me to have faith? When every prayer becomes a grave Why would you call this order? When we are born to serve another You call it peace, you call it grace Another child will take my place Tell me why, tell me why Why does the wheel keep turning every time? Was it ever for peace? (Why?) Was it ever for us? (Why?) Who gets to live? (Why?) Who gets to choose? And when the next child takes my place... Will she ask the same things too? (Why?)
