I was a soldier who sharpened his sword and went to war
Until I saw that my fellow soldiers didn't know what for
So I laid down my arms and stood aside
But before I got home every piece of me died
I'm still alive but these scars are all that's mine
And it's not right
How it tears me up inside
But if you can't love your enemies
You will never end this fight
So I dug my trenches
And lived behind safe doors
But at home I found just another version of the wars
Yeah, people on both sides of all these issues
Are making some sense to me
And though these days I'm more disarming than crossing swords
Sometimes I'm still the stubborn side of me
And I will fight
With those who only know their side
Because if you can love your enemies
There's no more pretend divide
These lives we've taken trying to reach
Some kind of transcendental thing
The time we've wasted trying to beat
Ourselves into a new regime
We don't accept what we can see
Blinded by our hostility
And the things we fear
These lives we've taken trying to reach
Some kind of transcendental thing
The time we've wasted trying to beat
Ourselves into a new regime
We don't accept what we can see
Blinded by our hostility
And the things we fear
And it's not right