Moment of Silence
The tanks are rolling in to Bethlehem
There's mortar fire over the Holy Land
Reasons why, I just don't understand
Shattered lives and a mother's cry
Volunteers lining up to die
Human life's just been weaponized
They said that it could never happen here
Supposed to stay all over there
To tell the truth, the shit's been happening here...for years
There's a man on the corner a bomb taped to his chest
He says Allah Akbar and fuck the rest
He detonates; it's a bloody mess
And I just don't understand
A crowded market, a church, a school
A yellow truck or an airplane full
Hmmm...I just don't understand
Sticks and stones and nuclear warheads
Is it justice, or just sweet revenge
Will any of this even matter in the end
Mother this whole goddamed thing's a mess
Mother should I trust the government
Mother it makes no sense
Police on the corner I can't go outside
Today just might be my day to die
If it was, would I know why
Would I understand
Turn out the lights I don't want to see
The picture's much clearer on my TV
It makes perfect sense the way they explain it to me
But I still don't understand
I can't say as how anything's changed
All I know is nothing's the same as it was before
But how was that anyway
Nations lining up choosing sides
But the real enemy's already inside
There ain't nowhere you can hide don't you understand
Before the whole thing goes up in flames
I want to make sure I'm going to be saved
So I get down on my knees and pray
I'm praying for love and I'm praying for peace
I'm praying for you and I'm praying for me
I'm on my knees to the trinity
I hope they Understand