[Intro] Smile for the photograph Everybody wave [Verse 1] History wears a winner's grin Gold trim on a borrowed pen Ruined blocks beneath the parade Flags look clean in the newsreel frame Medals flash, the brass band plays Names get polished, dates get shaved A city burns, then someone says What a lovely day for peace [Chorus] Did the bad guys win? Did the bad guys win? If the winners write the ending Where do the questions fit in? Did the bad guys win? Everybody sing If the good side keeps the microphone Who gets to name the sin? [Verse 2] Scientists board a midnight train New white coats, familiar brains Rocket parts in a freedom vault Nobody asks who paid the cost Two bright suns above the bay History says they saved the day “Never again” on marble walls Children duck beneath new bombs [Chorus] Did the bad guys win? Did the bad guys win? If the winners write the ending Where do the questions fit in? Did the bad guys win? Everybody sing If the good side keeps the microphone Who gets to name the sin? [Bridge] Did winning make the bad guys good? Did the medals change the blood? Peace in speeches, war in ink Smile for cameras, never blink Maybe victory is just the key To choose the words for memory If you hold the pen, you hold the spin So who decided who could win? [Final Chorus] Did the bad guys win? Did winning make the bad guys good? When the smoke clears, who gets the halo? Who gets written clean? Did the bad guys win? Sing it sweet and thin Maybe winning only gave one side The power to call itself right Did the bad guys win? Did the bad guys win? Ask it like a lullaby And let the answer in [Outro] Smile for the photograph Everybody wave “Never again” in perfect type Have a beautiful day [End] ©Quantum Soul 2026 All rights reserved
