[Intro]
History on replay
Different flag, same pain
They teach dates, not names
(Who remembers the graves?)
[Verse 1]
March lines on the black-and-white frame
Grainy film, same fire, new name
Old books talk brave, talk glory
Skip the part where the kids get buried
Maps drawn up with a red pen shaking
Cold hands signing lives for the taking
They toast, then they turn off the news
Somewhere mothers tie one less shoe
Sirens sing in a language of fear
Whole towns gone, but the smoke stays here
You can count your medals, your scars, your scores
But the dirt only learns more wars
[Chorus]
There are no winners in war
Only names they don’t record
We don’t need bombs anymore
We’ve seen what they’re good for
Mothers crying on the floor
Holding air where kids once were
History knocking at the door
I won’t let it in no more
[Verse 2]
Granddad kept a letter in a rusted tin
Said he watched his brother fall, never slept since
Dates on the page, same months we in
How many times we gon’ trip on the same thin wire again?
Leaders talk big from a clean safe distance
Draw big lines, then they call it “difference”
But blood don’t care ‘bout flags or hymns
Same red flow when the light goes dim
Screens flash loud, they sell that fight
Turn death into drama for a Thursday night
You can change the anthem, the slang, the slur
But a burnt-out street looks just like hers
[Chorus]
There are no winners in war
Only names they don’t record
We don’t need bombs anymore
We’ve seen what they’re good for
Mothers crying on the floor
Holding air where kids once were
History knocking at the door
I won’t let it in no more
[Bridge]
How many lessons we need?
How many kids can we grieve?
How loud we gotta bleed
Before we choose peace, choose peace? (yeah)
I don’t want flags in flames
I don’t want streets with no names
I just want hands, not chains
I just want change, real change
[Chorus]
There are no winners in war
Only names they don’t record
We don’t need bombs anymore
We’ve seen what they’re good for
Mothers crying on the floor
Holding air where kids once were
History knocking at the door
I won’t let it in no more
[Outro]
Fast world, slow grief
Same script, same thief
This time, we cut the scene
This time, we choose peace