We see a world in shattered pieces
A world divided down the line
Life’s tapestry so full of creases
Its wonder and its beauty lost in time

We’ve seen so many shattered places
We’ve seen so many people killed for a cause
We’ve seen so many hate-filled faces
And so much blood that has been spilled to applause

It was so peaceful in the garden
Before the advent of such gaga men

No matter what they tell you, we’ve seen it all before
No matter what they say, there’s nothing holy about war
A thousand times in history, yeh we’ve seen it all before
No matter what they say, there’s nothing holy about war

You can’t blame God for the reason
For you can feel the tears run down his face
For all the treachery and treason
Against our fellow human race

And God would not punish the innocent
And let the guilty get off free
Don’t think that God rewards a murderer
That really is insanity

And anyone who thinks otherwise
Is gonna be in for one hell of a surprise

No matter what they tell you, we’ve seen it all before
No matter what they say, there’s nothing holy about war
A thousand times in history, yeh we’ve seen it all before
No matter what they say, there’s nothing holy about war

The Christians and the crusades, and the Moslems and Jihad
The Spanish Inquisition, yeh we know they’re all just as bad
The Catholic and the Protestant, and the Hindu and the Sikh
The only people worthy are the gentle and the meek

The idiots and the lunatics, yeh we’ve seen them all before
No matter what they say, there’s nothing holy about war
A thousand times in history, men have said it is God’s law
But no matter what they say, there’s nothing holy about war