The War Lyrics - Thea Gilmore

She took a walk 

Past rebels and boys who talk 

Raised up her hand and fought 

To bridge a divide 

And the screen ghosts moaned 

Flickered in every home 

The teeth of the times grew long 

And glittered with pride 

'Cause the war 

It isn't out there 

Like before 

It isn't out there 

But they'll show you the blood on the face of a child 

They'll sell you your heartbreak so perfectly styled 

and they'll tell you to take your position and man the frontier 

But take a look at that box on your desk 

Take a look at that heart in your chest 

Take a look at those thoughts in your head 

The war's already here 

From sea to sea 

GTA/(From Warcraft) to MTV 

The language of absentees 

Is zeros and ones 

And Orlando aches 

The French Riviera shakes 

That avalanche overtakes 

The roar of the guns 

It's so easy to hide 

Behind imagined Ironsides 

Nostalgic and misty-eyed 

When the wolf's at the door 

In the tide of hate 

Throw down the counterweight 

Tear up that flag and say 

You're worthy of more 

'Cause she took a walk 

Past rhetoric and empty talk 

Raised up her hand and fought 

To bridge a divide 

You can cut that stem 

But wild flowers grow again 

All you can do is just tend to them 

And know that you tried