We never asked for war 
Nor in the deepest darkest corners of our minds 
Can we contemplate its eternal horror? 
Carnage incomparable, human squander 
It's neither sweet nor fitting 
Fighting; a senseless call to arms 

Through lifeless eyes I can still see 
The bombers flying over 
Bombing the path to peace 
Who condones this bloodlust? 

The skin of my face sticks to the cold concrete 
My blood siphoning from my body by fellow man 

I can still feel the shrapnel searing limbs 
I can still breath but the gas burns my lungs 
I can still speak, asking, but there is no answer 
I can still smell life's sweet aroma 
But now I can taste death 
I can hear God calling 
But ceremony is short 

Greater men? Greater wars? Were they scarred 
Scared, lonely as I for lost cause? 
When fear is spent, I feel the numbness that makes me 
long for cold caress 

It's over, cruel finality that disallows family 
Love, useless lamenting lost chances 

Welcome my lord, farewell my love 

We never asked for war.