Welcome to why the church has died   And the heart of the exile and the kingdom of hate   Who owns the land and keeps the commands   And marries itself to the state      Modern scribes write in jesus christ   Everyone is free   And the doors open wide to all straight men and women   But they are not open to me      Who is teaching kids to be soldiers   To be marked by a plain white cross   And we kill just a little to save a lot more   The philosophy of loss      Now there are a few who would be true   Out of love and love is hard   And don't think that our hands haven't shoveled the dirt   Over their central american graveyards      Doctors and witch hunters stripped you bare   Left you nothing for your earthly sins   Yeah but who made this noise just a bunch of boys   And the one with the most toys wins      And who is teaching kids to be gamblers   Life is a coin toss   And of course what you give up is what you gain   The philosophy of loss      Whatever has happened to anyone else   Could happen to you and to me   And the end of my youth was the possible truth   That it all happens randomly      So who is teaching kids to be leaders   And the way that it is is meant to be   The philosophy of loss