Are you a man of peace or man of holy war?
Too many sides to you, don't know which any more
So many full of life but also filled with pain
Don't know just how many will live to breathe again

A life that's made to breath, destruction or defence
A mind that's vain corruption bad or good intent
A wolf in a sheep's clothing or saintly or sinner
Or someone that would believe a holy war winner

They fire off many shots and many parting blows
Their actions beyond a reasoning only god would know
And as he lies in heaven or it could be in hell
I feel he's somewhere here or looking from below
But I don't know, I don't know

Please, tell me now what life is
Please, tell me now what love is
Well, tell me now what war is
Again tell me what life is

More pain and misery in the history of mankind
Sometimes it seems more like the blind leading the blind
It brings upon us more of famine death and war
You know religion has a lot to answer for

Please, tell me now what life is
Please, tell me now what love is
Well, tell me now what war is
Again tell me what life is

And as they search to find the bodies in the sand
They find its ashes that are scattered across the land
And as their spirits seem to whistle on the wind
A shot is fired somewhere, another war begins

And all because of it you'd think that we would learn
But still the body count, the city fires burn
Somewhere there's someone dying in a foreign land
Meanwhile the world is crying, stupidity of man
Tell me why, tell me why

Please, tell me now what life is
Please, tell me now what love is
Well, tell me now what war is
Again tell me what life is

Please, tell me now what life is
Please, tell me now what love is
Well, tell me now what war is
Again tell me what life is

For the greater good of God...

Please, tell me now what life is
Please, tell me now what love is
Please, tell me now what love is
Again tell me what life is

Please, tell me now what life is
Please, tell me now what love is
Please, tell me now what love is
Again tell me what life is

For the greater good of God...

He gave his life for us, he fell upon the cross
To die for all of those who never mourn his loss
It wasn't meant for us to feel the pain again
Tell me why, tell me why