[Verse 1]
The ocean swallowed sailors
While the bombers turned away
A hundred voices crying
But no one came to stay
The smoke rose over schoolyards
Where the children used to play
And somewhere men in power
Just laughed and walked away
[Chorus]
Oh the monsters wear the flag now
And they call their cruelty strength
They speak of death like weather
Just another mile of wreckage length
But every tear and broken life
Is a truth they can’t devour
History remembers everything
About the monsters who took power
[Verse 2]
Two fishermen were waving
From the wreckage in the sea
A plane returned in silence
Where mercy ought to be
And far away a mother
Held the child she couldn’t save
While speeches filled the airwaves
About the courage of the brave
[Chorus]
Oh the monsters wear the flag now
And they call their cruelty strength
They speak of death like weather
Just another mile of wreckage length
But every tear and broken life
Is a truth they can’t devour
History remembers everything
About the monsters who took power
[Bridge]
But listen to the quiet
Where the grieving voices rise
The truth is not in shouting
It’s written in their cries
And every broken family
Every life they cast aside
Is a fire in the darkness
That no lie can ever hide
[Final Chorus]
Yes the monsters wear the flag now
And they think the world is theirs
But the living and the grieving
Are the ones who carry prayers
And the day will come for justice
When the truth speaks louder still
For the monsters may hold power
But they cannot break our will