Please tell me the reason

behind the colours that you fly

please tell me the reason

you want us to unify

you say you're sorry

you say there is no other choice

but how can you feel sorry 

when you kill people with no voice


(chorus)

You can chase down all your enemies

bring them to their knees

you can bomb the world to pieces

but you can't bomb it into peace


You may even find the solution

to hunger and disease

you can bomb the world to pieces

but you can't bomb it into peace


The earthquake of anger

simply brings more of the same

military madness 

the smell of flesh and burning pain

so I sing out to the masses 

stand up if you're still sane

to all of us gone crazy

I sing this one refrain

(chorus)


I say, power to the people