Flobots - White Flag Warrior lyrics

Jonny 5: We request to negotiate We come to you unarmed We desire to communicate You cannot do us harm Jonny 5: They want sacrifice: they had schemes and asked me to follow their path to the afterlife I've got an appetite for nice things and pipe dreams that my enemies could be blasted by New metaphors view that are better for you, can't survive if I'm your competitor Rise together or fight separate wars I pray I'm never forced to be a predator Brer Rabbit: Spectres spectate, we won't last We glad to hate when gladiators breathe their last Scream en ma**e when the dreams do clash Like the swords in the wars, let me bleed on that Let me feed on that, say we need strong backs Call us weak if we don't redeem contracts But the feast wont last; when the beast attacks The sons and the fathers will be free at last Tim McIlrath: This is love; it's not treason This is love; it's not treason This is love; it's not treason This is love; it's not treason This is love Jonny 5: They see sharks in the estuary They claim the ark is Bartholemew's They say "War is necessary" But we say, "War is child abuse" Tim McIlrath/Jonny 5: We'd rather make our children (We request to negotiate) Martyrs than murderers (We come to you unarmed) We'd rather make our children (We desire to communicate) White Flag Warriors Brer Rabbit: Take to the core we're the one's we've been waiting for We hold steady, steady on the step of door The type of you are matadors and matadors are capable Forgive the d**h and settle scores and test the metal and the ore What's your plan go to do with me? If the bell tolls us let freedom ring And find the new ways that we must be king Instead of leading the young to our suffering Jonny 5: We pa** testaments down scream back at heaven For testing us like Wednesdays at eleven Wanna recruit and train us to act evilly? Save it for the shooting range and smack DVDs Won't study war no more this millennium It's never again to me or anyone So think harder when you refer to us Rather make our children martyrs than murderers Tim McIlrath: This is love; this is not treason This is love; this is not treason This is love; this is not treason This is love; this is not treason This is love Jonny 5: They shell dwellings to quell the shelling They lift taboos to seduce the cowards They say we're too yellow-bellied But we say we're the new superpower Tim McIlrath/Jonny 5: We'd rather make our children (We request to negotiate) Martyrs than murderers (We come to you unarmed) We'd rather make our children (We desire to communicate) White Flag Warriors (You cannot do us harm) Jonny 5: We seek waivers to not be liable We claim to speak for a higher truth We stand opposed to the homicidal We tell you you're fireproof Tim McIlrath/Jonny 5: We'd rather make our children (We request to negotiate) Martyrs than murderers (We come to you unarmed) We'd rather make our children (We desire to communicate) White Flag Warriors Jonny 5: Give to us your courage Ask us what you will Demand from us a sacrifice, But do not make us k**