Only the names change
as history plays
on perpetual loop
Like a classic movie
Worn but still relevant
The formula
for modern war:
CREATE DEMAND
Terror groups well financed
sprout like weeds
Infecting our fun house internet
by calling us bad names
and trolling their God in our face
like we did to them in the Crusades
Wreaking havoc
with our pals
the human rights
challenged sheiks
who feed us
our fossil fuel fix
We are afraid !!
The heathens are at our gates!!
Danger lurks
behind every oil well!!
When influenced
and manipulated
properly
the masses fearfully
line up
and pound the drums
for war
Politicians on the take
and media lackeys
quickly fall into formation
PROVIDE SUPPLY
War is never cheap
in our capitalist
military industrialist
complex economy
Luckily
we've got plenty
of companies who windfall profit
from Homeland Insecurity
Taxpayers got deep pockets
when it comes
to not getting
our boys decapitated
by masked fiends
Pom pom politicians
macho talk
and stop fighting
with each other
to unite
in a flag waving orgy
to preserve our way of life
by killing
the latest reviled bad guys
And away we go
The money flows
No ideology
to defeat
like the Cold War
Gotta rally the nation
One more time...
CA CHING!!
A steady flow
of death income
for the rest of the century
to the crafters of instability
These war profiteers
who behind the scenes
have pulled the strings
throughout human history
All they need is a boogie man
A simple embodiment of evil
the media can fixate on
Saddam
Bin Laden
Isis
Any Muslim will do
Cartoon villains
straight out
of central casting
Create demand
Provide supply
Manufacture them both
Corner the market
The war merchants
soak up the blood money
from the comfort
and safety
of their palatial gated estates
The beat goes on
Only the casualty names change
