national myth

Singer:against me!

all your glorious battles

what did they amount to

what did they prove?

all for your pride of country

all for your sacred democracy

rival national myths. all for your rich ancestry of warmongers

you hailed as heroes. don't believe in your jingoistic pride

that fuels your imperialistic genocide. when all i cry for is anarchy. when all i plea for is to be free. their slavery will never get the best of me. their restrictions will never imprison me. their poisons will never disable me. love is the force that binds me. a better world will emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past. considering tens of millions lost their lives in conflict

is that too much to ask?

wars of religion

nationalism

made all the more devastating by advances in perverted science. led the innocent to early deaths

soldiers to shallow graves. how can you sleep at night?

when all i cry for is to be free. when all i plea for is anarchy. their slavery will never get the best of me. their restrictions will never imprison me. their poisons will never disable me. love is the force that drives me. hatred will never overtake me.

Lyric Context: national myth - against me!