Michael Franti & Spearhead

Bomb The World (armageddon Version)

Michael Franti & Spearhead


don't understand the reason why 
You tellin' us all that we need to unify 
Rally round the flag 
And beat the drums of war 
Sing the same old songs 
Ya know we heard 'em all before 

You tellin' me it's unpatriotic 
But I call it what I see it 
When I see it's idiotic 
The tears of one mother 
Are the same as any other 
Drop food on the kids 
While you're murderin' their fathers 
But don't bother to show it on CNN 
Brothers and sisters don't believe them 
It's not a war against evil 
It's really just revenge 
Engaged by the poorest by the same rich men 
Fight terrorists wherever they be found 
But why you not bombing Tim McVeigh's hometown? 
You can say what you want propaganda television 
But all bombing is terrorism 

(chorus) 
We can chase down all our enemies 
Bring them to their knees 
We can bomb the world to pieces 
But we can't bomb it into peace 
Whoa we may even find a solution 
To hunger and disease 
We can bomb the world to pieces 
But we can't bomb it into peace 

911 
Fire in the skies 
Many people died 
And no one even really knows why 
They tellin' lies of division and fear 
We yelled and cried 
No one listened for years 
But like, "who put us here?" 
And who's responsible? 
Well, there's no debatin' 
Cause if they ask me I say 
It's big corporations 
World trade organisation 
Tri-lateral action 
International sanctions, Satan 
Seems like it'll be an endless price tag 
Of wars tremendous 
And most disturbingly 
The death toll is so horrendous 
So I send this to those 
Who say they defend us 
Send us into harm's way 
We should all make a remembrance that 
This is bigger than terrorism 
Blood is blood is blood and um 
Love is true vision 
Who will listen? 
How many songs it takes for you to see 
You can bomb the world to pieces 
You can't bomb it into peace 

(chorus) 
Power to the peaceful 
And I say, love to the people y'all 
Power to the peaceful 
And I say, love to the people y'all