Taken for a ride

I know I said I'd rescue you

But their troops had taken hold

At last you're not alone in that city

Am I safer, here in the cold?



These bombs and bullets at night

You wear like jewelry

That seems to be the difference

Between you and me

Let's hope it's not a grave



No war is worth it, without you

No point in living without you

I know you feel the way I do

It's not a real world without you

Let's hope it's not a grave



I heard some friends got taken for a ride

A one way journey, everybody died

It's not unusual, many go that way

Their numbers mounting every single day



But what can I do but hope you're still alive

This is what happens when opposites collide

Public, and private, arbitrary death

'Cause war is power and power is business



We are but numbers, statistics on a sheet

This is what happens whenever humans meet

No need for fingers, we know who to blame

Intolerance will end and start this game



I write this letter while taken for a ride

Maybe I'll see you on the other side

Let's hope it's not a grave

Two fingers crossed, hope it's not a grave



But what can I do but hope you're still alive

This is what happens when opposites collide

Public and private, arbitrary death

'Cause war is power, and power business



These bombs and bullets at night

You wear like jewelry

That seems to be the difference

Between you and me

Hope it's not a grave