Shadows crawl across the land
Echoes written in the sand
Every warning left behind
Still we choose to walk in blind

Calm before the sirens cry
Smoke is rising to the sky
Leaders preach in holy tones
Building thrones from broken bones

Hear the footsteps of the past
Moving silent moving fast

War lurks
Behind every word they say
War lurks
Never far away
Hand in hand with our mistakes
The history awakes

Banners changing fear the same
Different faces equal flame
Crowds are chanting for the lie
Freedom's just a new disguise

Every promise carved in air
Turns to chains we always wear

War lurks
Behind every word they say
War lurks
Never far away
From the ashes it returns
Watch the whole world burn

We swore the end had come and gone
Still the ritual goes on
Round and round the wheel we turn
Nothing learned

War lurks
In the heart of human need
War lurks
In the lies we feed
Every dawn repeats the curse
It only gets worse

Shadows crawl across the land
Back to where it all began