Pain of Salvation - Handful of Nothing lyrics

"In time of war the first casualty is truth"
"What broke in a man when he
Could bring himself to kill another?"

We've seen it before but safe
On our suburb screens
Now I am here in the flesh
A witness of war in this godforsaken scene
Far from those grey walls
See children with guns hatred and
Fear in their eyes
They shoot to release their pain
A conflict to solve
No matter if someone dies
Protecting our interests

Look around
Soon there'll be but ruins to be found
(What is the prize for this game we play?)
Winner will be the last that stands
Lethal moves in a game of
Chess for the depraved
(And who are the ones that finally pay?)
King or pawn? Are you worth to save?

If we eat more we'll get a handful of nothing
We'll be swallowing dirt
If we push more we'll get a fistful of enough
We'll be swallowing blood

They told me that we could
Actually save human lives
That armies would preserve the peace
And my work would save, solve and build bonds
Only lies! And I fed their wallets
It's strange how we speak of
Civilised views while we buy
That media warface they sell
A makeup for "Them"
So we can decide who's to die
'Cause we love it easy

Here they are
Take a good look at the beasts of war
Let the rain wash that paint away
Deep inside everyone's a mothers little child
Longing home, lost and led astray

And we prey on this decay

If we eat more we'll get a handful of nothing
We'll be left with the dirt
If we push more we'll get a fistful of enough
I leave this machine

I left my life to ease my pain
But, I cannot find that cleansing rain
(Look around soon there'll be but
Ruins to be found)
We can change, it's all in our minds

Step by step hate controls every heart
Every soul every gun pointed at those
We paint as enemies
We provide what they need to
Let the game proceed stuck in machines
Somewhere we build the cross they bear
Arm to solve, kill to save, God
I've felt how it smells
"My land's my home" – we're blind
I'm sick of the blood I find
Step by step greed controls every heart
Every soul arm to kill, kill to live, God
How could I believe?