Flobots - White flag warrior

^N.C.We request to negotiate ^N.C.We come to you unarmed ^N.C.We desire to communicate ^N.C.You cannot do us harm

^FThey want sacrifice ^CThey hatch schemes and ask^G me to follow their pa^Dth to the afterlife ^FI've got an appetite ^CFor nice things and pi^Gpe dreams that my en^Demies could be blasted by ^FNew metaphors

^CView that are better for yo^Gu can't survive if ^DI'm your competitor ^FRise together or f^Cight separate wars ^GI pray I'm never for^Emced to be a predator

^FSpectres spectate ^CWe wont last ^GThey glad to hate When gladiators ^DBreathe their last ^FScream en masse When the^C dreams do clash Like the sw^Gords in the wars Let me b^Dleed on that ^FBut they feed on that Say we^C need strong backs ^GCall us weak If we don't redee^Dm contracts But the f^Feast wont last When this^C beast attacks The s^Gons and the fatherS Will be ^Dfree at last

This is ^Flove this is not^C treason (x4) [verse 2] ^FThey see sharks in the es^Ctuary ^GThey claim the arc's ^DBartholomew's ^FThey say war is ^Cnecessary ^GBut we say war is c^Dhild abuse

We'd rather m^Fake our ch^Cildren mart^Gyrs than murderers We'd rather m^Fake our ch^Cildren Wh^Gite Flag Warriors

^FCore-to-core Were the ^Cones We've been waiting for ^GWe hold steady ^DSteadier than stevedores ^FNot tevias or ^Cmatadors ^GOn matters of what^D came before ^FForgive the debts To ^Csettle scores ^GTest the mettle ^DEither or

^FWhats your plan got to d^Co with me If the ^Gbell tolls let ^Dfreedom ring ^FAnd find new ways if we ^Cmust be King Instead of l^Geading the young to our ^Dsuffering

^FWe pass testaments d^Cown scream back at heaven ^GFor testing us like W^Dednesdays at eleven ^FWanna recruit and train us t^Co act evilly? ^GSave it for the shooting range and ^Dsmack DVDs ^FWon't study war no ^Cmore this millennium ^GIt's never again to ^Dme or anyone ^FSo think harder whe^Cn you refer to us ^GRather make our children m^Dartyrs than murderers

This is ^Flove, this is not ^Ctreason (x4) [verse 4] ^FThey shell dwellings ^Cto quell the shelling ^GThey lift taboos to^D seduce the cowards ^FThey say we're too^C yellow-bellied But ^Gwe say we're the new ^Dsuperpower

We'd rather ^Fmake our c^Children ^Gmartyrs that murderers We'd rather ^Fmake our c^Children ^Gwhite flag warriors

^FWe seek waivers ^Cto not be liable ^GWe claim to speak for a ^Dhigher truth ^FWe stand opposed to the ^Chomicidal ^GWe tell you you're ^Dfireproof

We'd rather ^Fmake our c^Children ^Gmartyrs that murderers We'd rather ^Fmake our c^Children ^Gwhite flag... ^Fwarriors We'd rather ^Fmake our c^Children We'd rather ^Fmake our c^Children We'd rather ^Fmake our c^Children We'd rather ^Fmake our c^Children

^FDo what you want to our ^Ccourage ^GAsk us what you ^Dwill ^FDemand from us a ^Csacrifice B^Gut do not make us^D kill