So it was just lies br The need to go to war br Intentionally created br Secretly debated br Subtly misleading br Endlessly repeating br Lies br Lies br Lies br br Yet somehow we fell for it br The need to go to war br Presidentially purported br Congressionally supported br Journalistically followed br Publicly swallowed br Lies br Lies br Lies br br Lies about the reasons br Lies about the treasons br Lies with every breath br Lies that led to death br Over and over br And over again br Lies br Lies br Lies br br Somewhere the souls of thousands br Remember our need to go to war br Somewhere the souls of thousands br Cry in horror for ever more br br They see through our justifications br Can no longer be fooled by our lies br The charade that we wanted to free them br Permanent bases carefully disguised br br They know the war’s real reasons br Pivotal power from control of black gold br Contempt for the views of others br The value that each life holds br br And they cry out to us now in shock and awe br To warn of the terrible price we will pay br If we keep swallowing the lies of our leaders br Till we join them on judgment day br br Yes, somewhere the souls of thousands br See the truths we fail to grasp br And they hear the rattling bones of the dead br From the graveyards of empires pastbr br Wayne Guy Butterfieldbr br