Ithaka - Who's The Enemy? lyrics

Ithaka: Did ya ever notice that governments of the globe Try to generalize each other as friend or foe ? But what is a country, but a dividing wire Of who pays taxes to which vampires ? Just try to see that folk that live in tyranny Ain't anymore the enemy than you or than me I remember back when I was fourteen Of the news on TV and of the films on the screen Tried to have us all hatin' the Soviet Union The Evil Empire, I believe was their slogan But later on, when the heat began to cool Russian exchange students arrived at our school They dug computer games, rock and hip-hop Studied hard, drank like fish, smoked a lot of pot Two brainy dudes and four goddess like girls Didn't exactly look to me like, Enemy Of The World Ithaka & Gabriel O Pensador: IS THIS THE ENEMY? IS THIS THE REAL ENEMY? DON'T LOOK LIKE THE ENEMY NOW TELL ME WHO'S THE ENEMY Gabriel O Pensador: I learned once, now I try to unlearn That some countries' flags should be shredded and burned But I live in a country which by force of fate Has developed a culture of more love than hate It's a country where people vote peace, not war And where any foreigner finds an open door Here we have many colors and many religions Many ways of seeing things and of thinking these visions But sometimes you just see what they shove in your eye And the easiest way of thinking is believing a lie That's why some accept the unacceptable And soldiers go, where no one has to go And leaders tell just what they want us to know But where the hell is the real truth they never show? Talking about hell, where does the devil reside? And in a war, how come god has to choose one side? Don't be fooled by your pride, when a guy with no wisdom Wants to be a super hero in the name of freedom Even sacred words can be excuses for k**ing What you really want to know is Who's the real villian ? Ithaka & Gabriel O Pensador: IS THIS THE ENEMY? IS THIS THE REAL ENEMY? DON'T LOOK LIKE THE ENEMY NOW TELL ME WHO'S THE ENEMY Ithaka: The commander-in chiefs of this planet Put the population control on automatic By planting the the seeds of hate in our lands And watering the seeds with propaganda... Among the black, the brown, yellow, red, and the white The m**m, the Hindu, Christian and Israelite But the enemies of The Man, ain't my enemies Just individuals trying to make ends meet So please, don't believe everything you hear and see Ulterior motives runs miles and miles deep Basic need became basic greed Globalizing economy, while ignoring ecology? Bombs k** folk and pollute the air both Eradicate species, but guarantee market growth Got money for arms, but not for schools and medicine? Now you tell me, who's got the enemy doctrine? Ithaka & Gabriel O Pensador: IS THIS THE ENEMY? IS THIS THE REAL ENEMY? DON'T LOOK LIKE THE ENEMY NOW TELL ME WHO'S THE ENEMY WHO IS THE VICTIM HERE? WHO IS THE ONE I FEAR? WHO IS THE ONE I BLAME? WHO PUTS THE WORLD IN SHAME? WHO MAKES THE WORLD INSANE? WHO MAKES THE BOMBING RAIN? WHO MAKES ME CRY IN PAIN? WHO MAKES ME DIE IN VAIN? Gabriel O Pensador: Who's chasing who? You better think twice Who's the hunter? Who's the hunted? Who are the cats? Who are the mice? I see politicians, how they speak so nice I see how suspiciously they roll the dice I see how they lie and control our lives I see, I see they're just cold like ice I simply can't stand all this sacrifice In the name of the law, when the laws are lies Don't rely on those who preach that same old speech That many should be poor, so one or two can be rich I've been walking and talking across the five continents I've seen hunger and humility, anger and arrogance The more I see The more I feel this shame The more I see we're different The more I feel we are all the same I've seen a lot places, a lot of faces A lot of so-called races of humanity in front of me I've seen some pictures on the wall And on the TV screen But I still haven't seen the real enemy Ithaka & Gabriel O Pensador: IS THIS THE ENEMY? IS THIS THE REAL ENEMY? DON'T LOOK LIKE THE ENEMY NOW TELL ME WHO'S THE ENEMY _______________________________________ Lyrics and Vocals by: Ithaka & Gabriel O Pensador © 2004