Sticks And Stones
Kensington Gore Lyrics

I have tried, I’ve tried to see around you,
I have attempted to understand your perspective.

I have tried, and I have failed, I’ve failed you,
Despite my efforts, I was unsuccessful in comprehending your views.

I have died, and live again inside you.
My opinions have been altered to reflect your beliefs.

Go on, go on, Take apart the pieces on and on.
Continue to dismantle everything you encounter.

Go on, go on, Building walls will never be done.
Efforts to create barriers will never end.

Go on, go on, Put me down and bury me, son.
Denigrate and insult me until I am dead.

Go on, go on, There’s a place and time where we will be one.
Someday we will see eye to eye and come together.

I’ve taken life without regret,
I have killed people without remorse.

This pen’s my sword, don’t you forget.
My words have the power to destroy.

I’ll kill you all; my words are death.
My speech has the potential to be fatal.

Think I am wrong? Well, no-one is spared
I believe I am justified in my actions and thoughts.

From the wrath of my draft I’m waging war on my path,
I am fighting a personal battle with the strength of my writing.

I never wanted this. The man upstairs, He just laughs.
I did not choose this path on my own, and it seems like a higher power is mocking me.

But as long as the voices tell me to fight Blood will be shed, you’re goddamn right!
I will continue fighting as long as my internal drive motivates me.

I carry this sword on my back, I just want to rest, my life’s a drag.
I am burdened with my violent inclinations and wish to leave it behind.

Make love not war could work out all right, But no time to think I’m off tonight, To war!
Choosing love over violence seems like a good idea, but I must go fight anyway.

To fight! What for? Denied! My life, A lie!
I do not know what I am fighting for, and it feels like I am living a meaningless existence.

Your policies are war crimes!
I believe your political choices are immoral and illegal.

Your morals just there to hide Absurd and archaic choices, you decide.
I think your values are a facade for unjust and outdated decisions.

The time has come to make a stand, Fight your own damn wars, they’re yours not mine!
It is time for you to take responsibility for your actions and stop involving others in your conflicts.

The past they’ll write, it won’t include the dead youths
History will not accurately recount the tragedies experienced by young people.

Sacrificed for a cause no-one believes in, Bodies on a battlefield, grieving Families who cant forgive a nation that Stole like thieves, left pain and devastation.
Many people lost their lives or loved ones in service of a cause that nobody supports, and the country that caused these losses is seen as untrustworthy and in the wrong.

The infidels will pay in blood for treason.
Those who are not in line with our beliefs will suffer brutal consequences for betraying our way of life.

Hang them high like dogs, for all to watch them Squirm like gutted pigs, a celebration For the gods of war.
We will torture and execute our enemies in a gruesome spectacle intended to honor our violent deities.

Our men will sacrifice their lives And dine up high on the Capitoline tonight, And we will smile, look down on everything. Territorial wars, the new colonialists!
Our soldiers will die fighting for conquered land, and we will gleefully bask in our newfound power. This is a new form of colonialism that we are perpetuating.