Tear This Place Apart Lyrics

Inside of every soldier there's a flickering flame
Trying to find the oxygen to flare
When the myths of politicians die and people turn their backs
You're gonna find him there
The torture of the training, the product of the gun
He's been the grease of the machine
By the time he's 21, he'll be a veteran for life
And he'll remember everything
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It's 3 years deep in war and not a sign that it'll change
We're right where we we're back at the start
When this soldier gets back home and finds that everything's the same
He's gonna tear this place apart

Her cousin's in Afghanistan, his father was in Nam
She was raised on the legacy of war
After 9/11, he signed that piece of paper
Now she's in it for the next 4 years or more
The recruiter said you'll love your time and don't be scared of death
The chance that you'll see combat is slim
3 months later your shipping out, straight into the mess
And wishing you could get your hands on him

It's 3 years deep in war and the profiteers are stacked
But were right where we we're back at the start
When the soldier get backs home and stop loss sends her back
She's gonna tear this place apart

The president signed a paper, congress took a vote
The media spread the word to every ear
The workers built the missiles, and the wealthy paid their wages
The General has threatened you with fear
You can pull the trigger, push the button and follow the command
That's the factor on which they all depend
Cuz you could also turn that gun around or walk the other way
No matter how it started, that's how it has to end

Back home in the Homeland their sleeping in the streets
Just like they've always been
While all this so-called wealth we've made is going overseas
To fund a war domination
But if they don't have any soldiers then they don't have any more
The situation all comes down to you
You have the final say soldier, in how this all plays out
Their plans are nothing if you don't see them through

We're 3 years deep in war and Exxon's 10 billion deep
But we're right where we we're back at the start
When the soldiers get back home and find they can't get back to sleep
They're gonna tear this place apart