In the burning of the bridges and the slaughter of the lambs

The men who wield the weapongs hold the future in their hands

And those hands turn to destruction in a reign of blood and tears

And they blindly search for vengeance in the ruins of the years

Since this life we created is the greatest gift we give

Resolve your wars lay down your arms

Let the children live

And living with the violence and the legacy of fear

That man must fight and might is right is the lesson that they hear

In the anger and the madness the bitterness of youth

Colours their perception and it undermines the truth

And if you don't wish to see the cities burn

To open minds don't close the door

Let the children learn

And if they learn in darkness with limits on their minds

They'll never ask the questions to the answers they must find

So free them from restrictions their shackles and their bonds

To fly their inspiration for the new world to build on

And so they can be the best that they can be

Release the chains that hold them down

Set the children free