There've been rumors circulating
that the time is coming ‘round
When the boys in uniform'll be on call
The wheels have started turning
and the flames of war are burning
And the bombs are once again about to fall
Oh well the headlines they been saying
that we'd better start a-praying
'cause the enemy is nearly quite prepared
If we don't send in the soldiers
and leave villages to smolder
They'll attack us all and no one will be spared
Oh, well we've heard it all before
from the gentlemen of war
That to follow them is really for the best
But how many millions died believing all those lies
I hope you're not surprised when I suggest.
Boys you got your weapons
pointed in the wrong direction
Better turn them the other way
Right towards the generals
and the mighty corporations
who have sent you to die – while they get paid
If you look around you'll see just who's your enemy,
It's the one you're working for, I am afraid.
If you've got to go and fight,
then you’d better get it right
It's not your leaders but yourself you must obey
Turn those guns the other way,
Turn those guns the other way…
And of course retaliation's
the salvation of the nation,
But only when it's we who've been attacked
They're the axis of all Evil
and its inconceivable
That when we punch them first they'll punch us back
If you really think about it,
you might begin to doubt it
And ask yourself whose interests are at stake
If you trace the guns and rockets
back to those who make the profits
There's only one conclusion you can make
Boys you got your weapons
pointed in the wrong direction
Better turn them the other way
Right towards the generals
and the mighty corporations
who have sent you to die - while they get paid
If you look around you'll see just who's your enemy,
It's the one you're working for, I am afraid.
If you've got to go and fight,
then you'd better get it right
It's not your leaders but yourself you must obey
Yes, turn those guns the other way – yes,
Turn those guns the other way…
Well, we've heard it all before
from the gentlemen of war
That to follow them is really for the best
But how many millions died
believing all those lies
Now will you take your place with all the rest?
Oh, can you tell me why you're about to go and die
In some battle in a place you've never seen?
Is it really patriotic
or just simply idiotic
To be fodder for the corporate war machine? –
To be fodder for the corporate war machine?
To be fodder for the corporate war machine…
Boys you got your weapons
pointed in the wrong direction
Better turn them the other way
Right towards the generals
and the mighty corporations
who have sent you to die – while they get paid
If you look around you'll see just who's your enemy,
It's the one you're working for, I am afraid.
If you've got to go and fight,
then you'd better get it right
It's not your leaders but yourself you must obey
Turn those guns the other way – yes,
Turn those guns the other way…
If you've got to go and fight,
then you’d better get it right
It's not your leaders but yourself you must obey
Turn those guns the other way
It's not your leaders but yourself you must obey
Turn those guns the other way…
that the time is coming ‘round
When the boys in uniform'll be on call
The wheels have started turning
and the flames of war are burning
And the bombs are once again about to fall
Oh well the headlines they been saying
that we'd better start a-praying
'cause the enemy is nearly quite prepared
If we don't send in the soldiers
and leave villages to smolder
They'll attack us all and no one will be spared
Oh, well we've heard it all before
from the gentlemen of war
That to follow them is really for the best
But how many millions died believing all those lies
I hope you're not surprised when I suggest.
Boys you got your weapons
pointed in the wrong direction
Better turn them the other way
Right towards the generals
and the mighty corporations
who have sent you to die – while they get paid
If you look around you'll see just who's your enemy,
It's the one you're working for, I am afraid.
If you've got to go and fight,
then you’d better get it right
It's not your leaders but yourself you must obey
Turn those guns the other way,
Turn those guns the other way…
And of course retaliation's
the salvation of the nation,
But only when it's we who've been attacked
They're the axis of all Evil
and its inconceivable
That when we punch them first they'll punch us back
If you really think about it,
you might begin to doubt it
And ask yourself whose interests are at stake
If you trace the guns and rockets
back to those who make the profits
There's only one conclusion you can make
Boys you got your weapons
pointed in the wrong direction
Better turn them the other way
Right towards the generals
and the mighty corporations
who have sent you to die - while they get paid
If you look around you'll see just who's your enemy,
It's the one you're working for, I am afraid.
If you've got to go and fight,
then you'd better get it right
It's not your leaders but yourself you must obey
Yes, turn those guns the other way – yes,
Turn those guns the other way…
Well, we've heard it all before
from the gentlemen of war
That to follow them is really for the best
But how many millions died
believing all those lies
Now will you take your place with all the rest?
Oh, can you tell me why you're about to go and die
In some battle in a place you've never seen?
Is it really patriotic
or just simply idiotic
To be fodder for the corporate war machine? –
To be fodder for the corporate war machine?
To be fodder for the corporate war machine…
Boys you got your weapons
pointed in the wrong direction
Better turn them the other way
Right towards the generals
and the mighty corporations
who have sent you to die – while they get paid
If you look around you'll see just who's your enemy,
It's the one you're working for, I am afraid.
If you've got to go and fight,
then you'd better get it right
It's not your leaders but yourself you must obey
Turn those guns the other way – yes,
Turn those guns the other way…
If you've got to go and fight,
then you’d better get it right
It's not your leaders but yourself you must obey
Turn those guns the other way
It's not your leaders but yourself you must obey
Turn those guns the other way…
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