collateral damage
A young man tempted
to rearrange the score
disillusioned by a desert war
Never to be remembered again
as the innocent child from before.
He was a good boy in school
never broke any important rule
He was a good boy in school
never vengeful or cruel
It's understood
If he had to do it all again --
he would
to all our parts
Collateral damage
to collateral hearts
despite all that can't be undone
Praying with families
who lost loved-ones
They sit among the ruins
of dreams un-won
Amidst the sorrow
and collapse of human beings
asking "what is evil?"
and "why do people
do such terrible things?"
This world is upside down
He's going to turn it around
In no uncertain terms...
in no uncertain terms
to all our parts
Collateral damage
to collateral hearts
pushed out of focus:
The shy fear of speech
that chokes us --
Self-suffocated heart's
failed message --
Proportional response
in living wreckage --
Disordered vengeance
running wild --
The death of each
small school child --
From innocence,
to security upheaval --
Misplaced allegiance
turned to evil --
to all our parts
Collateral damage
to collateral hearts
loss of innocence.
Loss of direction,
loss of significance.
to all our parts
Collateral damage
to collateral hearts
