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