[Verse 1] They call it strategy I call it another list of names A red file on a polished desk And smoke beyond the frame The press room smiles real thin While the numbers climb at dawn Kids learn fear in two languages And every map looks wrong [Pre-Chorus] Tell me who pays first Tell me who bleeds last Tell me how long We can outrun the blast [Chorus] Not in my name Not in my name Send them back home Leave ash to the shame Not in my name Not in my name One more war And we all burn the same [Verse 2] The current crowd in tailored ties Draws borders with a pen Says peace in perfect camera light Then feeds the fire again They speak of power, speak of threat With their hands behind the glass But every bomb that clears the night Still haunts the morning after [Pre-Chorus] Tell me who wins When the sirens start Tell me what’s left When they split the heart [Chorus] Not in my name Not in my name Send them back home Leave ash to the shame Not in my name Not in my name One more war And we all burn the same [Bridge] If you want the truth Look past the flags Past the speeches Past the flags It’s mothers counting On a blacked-out porch It’s fathers standing At a burned-out door [Final Chorus] Not in my name Not in my name Send them back home Leave ash to the shame Not in my name Not in my name One more war And we all burn the same Not in my name Not in my name Break that chain Before it breaks us again
