I'm not fighting your war

I'm not fighting your war

I'm not killing for you and I'll tell you why

I'm not killing at all

You don't pick how I die

When I was a boy

Probably much too young

I took a hell of a drug

And I came undone

For the very first time I saw the world as it was

Saw myself in your eyes

Saw myself in the bugs

I made a promise to love

I made a promise to love

When I was a boy

Oh, I hate this part

My best friend took his life and it broke my heart

For the very first time I saw the world as it is

Saw how fragile I am

Saw how much I can give

I made a promise to live

I made a promise to him

I'm not fighting your war

I won't take some kid away from his friends

I don't care what I'm told

I see myself in Iran