Lines And Borders

[vocal improvisation recommended]

Lines and borders
Are all in who decides ‘em, yeah [harmony]
And it’s life, but the point is
Why we fight just to divide it, yeah (tell me why) [echo]
Why we fight just to divide it

And the fields and the fences
Are drawn by hands that never bled
And the truth, if you listen
Is no one wins when hope is dead 
No one wins when hope is dead
when hope is dead !

Whyyyyyyy?
Who are we fighting for?
Oh, ooh [vocal cue soft]
What are we dying for?

Yeah, now is a moment 
And a life is who you share it with
But we’re trading tomorrow (tomorrow) 
For war that nobody gets
No, all wars that nobody gets

And I believe what the truth is
Peace is the message we’re born here with (say it loud) 
We don’t need all this hurting
We don’t need to keep choosing this
Peace is the right way to live 

Names on paper
Turn to numbers overnight
And the stories get folded
In the shadows of the fight 
In the shadows of the fight

And the mothers and the fathers
Keep on praying through the news (they pray) 
While the cost keeps on climbing
For a cause we didn’t choose
For a cause we didn’t choose!!!

Howwwwww? 
How did it come to this?
Oh, ooh
It don’t have to be like this

Yeah, now is a moment
And a life is who you share it with
But we’re trading tomorrow (tomorrow) 
For wars that nobody gets
No, wars that nobody gets

And I believe what the truth is
Peace is the message we’re born here with (say it loud) 
We don’t need all this hurting
We don’t need to keep choosing this
Peace is the right way to live 

the right way to live 

(build — pointed message)
While suits in quiet rooms draw lines (draw the lines)
And sign their names in ink and gold
They never stand where bullets fly
They never feel the cold

And fortunes rise when sirens sound
And markets climb on fear
While we’re the ones they send away
And call it duty here 

If power profits from the pain
Then something ain’t right 
We’re paying with our lives and love
While they just count the price

[spoken]
Politicians, Billionaires, corporations filling their pockets 

Yeahhhhhh

If a hand can hold a weapon
It can hold another hand (reach out)
If a heart can learn the hatred
It can learn to understand

We’re the same under heaven
Same breath, same borrowed time 
If we wanted it together
We could leave any war behind

We could leave any war behind!

[Break / Vocalization]
Ooh, ooh 
Lay your weapons down 
Oh, ooh [vocal cue soft]
Hear the quiet sound 

[lifted]
Yeah, now is a moment
And a world is who we share it with (all of us!)
Why we breaking each other
For wars that nobody gets?
No, wars that nobody gets

And I believe what the truth is
Peace is the message we’re born here with (say it loud) 
If we wanted it, honest
We could end all of this
Peace is the right way to live 

Peace is the right way (right way) 
We don’t have to live like this

Oohhhh No we don’t

Politicians, Billionaires, corporations filling their pockets 

Over and over for distraction 

Aggressive Grunge, indie rock, California punk rock, pop, slap bass, Funky Guitar Riffs, High Energy Drums, pop punk