Not so idle threats, take place behind those steel doors. Intimidation to escalation, the likelihood of a holy war. Politicians getting nervous, TV ratings soar.

Any day now, any day now, history repeats its worst mistake.

Before the guns we must fight, convince ourselves it’s not right. Before the guns we must claim, the call to love and not to blame. The call to love and not to blame, before the guns.

Before the guns, before the guns. We must fight.

Before the guns, before the guns It’s not right.

The echoes of the mothers, who lost their sons and daughters.

All the speeches and new monuments, pay tribute to their slaughter.

And in the end it’s all the same. We’ve got denial and we act real brave.

We bow our heads to amazing grace. The president says “God bless this place.”

Before the guns we must fight, convince ourselves it’s not right. Before the guns we must claim, the call to love and not to blame. The call to love and not to blame, before the guns..

Before the guns, before the guns. We must fight.

Before the guns, before the guns. It’s not right.

Will the earth hold up?

Will the sea turn red with blood?

Will the air grow bitter from a single blast?

Not so idle threats, take place behind those steel doors. Intimidation to escalation, the likelihood of a bloody war. Politicians getting nervous, TV ratings soar.

Any day now, any day now, history repeats its worst mistake. History repeats its worst mistake.

Before the guns we must fight, convince ourselves it’s not right. Before the guns we must claim, the call to love and not to blame. The call to love and not to blame, before the guns.

Before the guns, before the guns. We must fight.

Before the guns, before the guns. It’s not right.

It’s not right. We must fight. It’s not right. We must fight.