Lyrics
There's a war in the day no peace at night
Describes the ongoing conflict during the day and lack of peace at night.
There's blood on the hands of man yet we don't sympathize
Points out the violence committed by humans, yet they show little sympathy.
The meat eater kills the cows they just depersonalize to justify
Highlights the dehumanization of animals by meat eaters to rationalize their actions.
Their own lust as the helpless die
Addresses the paradox of justifying one's desires while the helpless suffer and die.
And it's ironic how we cry for world peace
Notes the irony of crying for world peace while violence persists.
But the violence won't decrease unless our murders cease
Asserts that global violence won't decrease until murders cease.
So understand in the slaughter-house who's the beast
Raises the question of who is the true beast in the slaughterhouse.
And I demand that the innocent be released
Demanding the release of the innocent, possibly from unjust circumstances.
Well I've tried the best I can
Expresses personal effort in trying to make a positive change.
I've tried to understand
Acknowledges the attempt to comprehend the complex issues at hand.
Civilized man so-called civilized man
Questions the true nature of so-called civilized man.
Yes I've tried the best I can
Reiterates personal efforts to understand civilized man.
But who can understand
Expresses the difficulty in understanding the actions of civilized man.
Civilized man?
Presents a recurring question about the nature of civilized man.
Guilt free so-called morality
References guilt-free morality as a fallacy.
Fallacy
Denounces the concept of guilt-free morality as false.
The 4 foods group just western medicine quackery
Criticizes the classification of foods and Western medicine as quackery.
(Meat would be) $35 a pound but our taxes subsidize
Points out the contradiction in meat prices and government subsidies.
As 35 million starve as we gormandize
Highlights the irony of millions starving while excessive consumption occurs.
The grains that could feed the world go to their industry
Criticizes the use of grains for industry instead of feeding the hungry.
To fatten up the catle for death and I protest
Protests the fattening of cattle for slaughter.
Rain forests once here kiss goodbye the biosphere ozone nightmare
Draws attention to the destruction of rainforests and the ozone layer.
Just see the people don't even care!
Observes the apathy of people towards environmental concerns.
Guilt free we overlooked the blood and brutality
Reiterates the oversight of blood and brutality in the pursuit of guilt-free living.
And the TV propaganda covers heinous reality
Criticizes TV propaganda for masking harsh realities.
A plea to the people of this land to do
Makes a plea for people to take action for a more civilized society.
What they can with hope for a civilized man
Encourages hope for the emergence of a truly civilized man.
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