Madness

I see the shadows of the past in the smoke,

The same old battles, different strokes.

We send our sons to foreign sands,

Chasing ghosts we'll never understand.

They sell us lies, we buy the dream,

While rivers run red, tainted streams.

The wheel of history spins again,

And I'm caught in the madness within.

But I can't turn away,

It's the price we all pay.

This is madness, and you know that.

The cycle never ends, it's always like that.

We fight for freedom, but who is free?

The answer's lost in hypocrisy.

This is madness, and you see it.

A mirror to the soul, but we don't believe it.

Round and round, the stories blend,

We are who we are in the end, in the end

I traded my rifle for this heavy guilt,

A world that crumbles, yet we rebuild.

We paint the future with the blood of the past,

How long can this insanity last?

The flags wave high, but I see the greed,

We sow destruction, call it a need.

The bees we swat, the nests we raid,

It's a game we lose, no matter who's played.

And I can't make it right,

No, I can't stop the fight.

This is MADNESS, and you know that.

The circle's always turning; we're blind to the fact.

We preach salvation but burn the bridge,

Cut the tree and salt the ridge.

This is MADNESS and you see it.

A mirror to the soul, but we don't believe it.

Round and round, the stories blend,

We are who we are in the end, in the end.

The ground may be quiet, but the pain won't fade,

A heavyweight from the choices we made.

We march for reasons they tell us to believe,

But who remembers what we leave?

History repeats itself, over and over,

This is madness and you see it.