We all came back from the war...

I wish somebody could give me what for
so war it is to be
war is in the air
la la la la
I can't wait until i become the head horse trader of this stick dessert
here's a cracking new idea
let's renew the age of chivalry
when men died in an orderly manner
without ever questioning why
i will send off everybody I don't like
or doesn't like me
or who looks a bit different
walks a bit funny
or prays in the wrong direction to a god with a different beard
maybe people with lisps, accents or a runny nose
i will send wave after wave of my men...

hundred of thousands died needlessly, heedlessly in the Somme in the brave new century
tens of thousands were slaughtered on Iwo Jima in the brave new century part 2
at least ten thousand were massacred in Istria and Venezia Giulia, ditto
that's been my last week
learn something from it ?
ummmm no
broken bodies and broken minds
male species having their heads royally fucked
all in the name of the king
By George
the ones that come back
or walk the plank around the block
zombies
dead on the inside
non copers doing what all non copers do
damage the goods of those around them
these damaged goods get stashed in the shed
until they are old enough enough to be mature
and set off on the next adventure of feckless maiming
the ones that come back
get out the goods and give them a good whacking
and we all change places and start again

so the chimp needs to show his intelligent design
or so he is told
flex the stupid muscle
get a lap doggy in tow
and a worm if really necessary
hi ho, hi ho let's save the universe
let's pay no heed
let's work with greed
no toil without oil

lap doggy jumps on board
to temper the tempers
to make the buffoons see reason
is that really credible ?
does power indeed so thoroughly corrupt the brain ?
it's hard to leave aside the habit of empire
or commonwealth
to give this enterprise a legitimate handle
go fish
not without a worm

and this one turned out to be an ugly fucker
shaping a nation in his ugly fucking image