What I'm saying, friend, may surprise you   Though I trust you will listen and hear   I'm not out to make you angry   We both know beneath our anger lies our fear   It sounds so simple and it's so complicated   Not gentle, not just a warm feeling   Many will die in the name of peace   But war will not lead us to healing      I meant what I said, Peter, put down your sword   Did you forget or did you think I was joking?   This is not why I'm here, Peter, not to destroy   The world is already so broken   Maybe you think I'm a fool   Maybe a fool's what I am   Maybe I will die for nothing   And nothing will change in the end      Yes, I am scared and I'm angry   That we live in this occupied land   Where the Romans can kill us at random   But the Romans do not rule my hands   There are so many lives on the line here   This is not some philosopher's game   And if you draw your sword Peter   You may not raise that sword in my name      I meant what I said, Peter, put down your sword   Did you forget or did you think I was joking?   This is not why I'm here, Peter, not to destroy   The world is already so broken   Maybe you think I'm a fool   Maybe a fool's what I am   Maybe I will die for nothing   If nothing will change in the end      God bless the children of Abraham   God bless the Romans who reign   God bless the peacemakers and warriors   Who each think the other insane      But I meant what I said, Peter, put down your sword   Did you forget or did you think I was joking?