No More
You give twenty dollars a month To your self-help charity You say you're tryin’ to end world poverty But turn around and vote To increase the income disparity That's tearin' our world apart But you're doin’ your part So you close your eyes And put your headphones on And block it all out As the man with the sign on the corner turns to shout, “No more! We the people, never wanted this war We never wanted this war!” How many wars will it take to learn? And how many homes and lives will burn? Before we wake up and let our troops return I said, how many wars will it take to learn? It's time to stand up And say no more To lies and propaganda No more! To senseless killing No more! To all the politicians No more! We've lost our thirst for war How many wars will it take to learn? And how many hopes and dreams will burn? Before we wake up and let our troops return I said, how many lives will it take to learn? Namir Noor-Eldeen was twenty-two He had his whole life ahead of him and things to do But July 12, 2007 would be his last day A helicopter came from two continents away We the great USA here to save the day From a chopper's sight They're like ants from on high We're like Olympian gods from the sky Here to choose who lives and who dies You see Namir Noor-Eldeen was a journalist He had a camera on his shoulder they mistook For an rpg so they took their gun and strafed And put 12 innocent men in their graves I thought we were supposed to liberate Not attack and devastate Those who have endured so much hardship Why are they the targets? In a war over fossil fuels And million dollar deals The people have become collateral Sacrificed, like pawns in a game, for lateral Movement like corporate chutes and ladders They don't understand What is the matter With the people on the corner There day after day Saying, “There is another way! We the people, don't want this war We never wanted this war No more! No more!” How many wars will it take to learn? And how many homes and lives will burn? Before we wake up and let our troops return I said, how many wars will it take to learn? It's time to stand up And say no more To lies and propaganda No more! To senseless killing No more! To all the politicians No more! We've lost our thirst for war How many wars will it take to learn? And how many hopes and dreams will burn? Before we wake up and let our troops return I said, how many lives will it take to learn?