Wave your flag, tell me I'm free   It's all for nothing if you know your history   Empires fall, kingdoms burn   How long will it be before it is our turn?      You're a tool of government oppression   A fixture in a long procession   Of caskets full of people who thought their government was right   Patriotism is extortion   The propaganda is a lie   For their cause I refuse to kill or die      Take a stand, raise your voice   It's up to you to stand up and make a choice   Freedom or death, I choose dissent   I won't be a martyr for a corrupt government      As you wave your flag the bombs come down   Destroying families, lives and towns   While a man with blood-stained pockets lines his wallet in DC   I will not participate   In a system based on hate   War for peace is not the way for me