The Twain

You sent them off to cities of fire To bleed out in the sand The blind wave would break in fire Right where the outpost would stand You send forth the best you had To serve your new guest's needs But West is West and East is East Never the twain shall meet, no Not in my name, oh no, not in my name Don't take me for a fool Not in my name, oh no, not in my name For I am onto you And with your virtues so out of touch, boy There's not much left to hold Any second thoughts now? Hungry much? They starved you out of a home With what is left of what is right And long lean thorns between We'll unlеash a war so utterly vain No man has ever seen yеt Not in my name, oh no, not in my name Don't take me for a fool Not in my name, oh no, not in my name For I am onto you Not in my name, oh no, not in my name Don't take me for a fool Not in my name, oh no, not in my name For I am onto you You claim all blades are sheathed now But you put half a world to flight For what you want this nation to be We deem the price too high And these paths you dare not tread And this you don't want to know But we marked them with our dead So many years ago and hope Who fought and died and who never needed you They never needed you They never needed you They never needed you They never needed you They never needed you They never needed you They never needed you (holy saints break these chains) They never needed you They never needed you They never needed you They never needed you (holy saints break these chains) They never needed you They never needed you They never needed you They never needed you (holy saints break these chains) They never needed you They never needed you They never needed you They never needed you (holy saints break these chains) They never needed you They never needed you They never needed you