Sonata Arctica - The Elephant lyrics

I know, I've never been to a war
And hope I never have to
See my world go up in flames
With greed nor desire

All wars be a feast of death
And the truth goes by with
A bodyguard of lies they feed on our fears
War's a contagion

A tiny child learned to build a wall
He has built a wall he has sealed the door
He has been to war he will wage war

"The shortest war in recorded history
Took place in 1896
When Zanzibar surrendered to Britain
After 38 minutes the longest war was the
So-called 100-year war
Between Britain and France
It actually lasted 116 years, ending in 1453
One out of every two casualties of war
Is a civilian caught in the crossfire
There are 92 known cases of
Nuclear bombs lost at sea
The doors that cover the US nuclear silos
Weigh 748 tons and open in 19 seconds wow
About 50% of arms exports
Go to non-democratic regimes since 1495
No 25-year period has been without war
Since 1815 there have been
More than 210 interstate wars
The NATO attack on Serbia in 1999 during
The Kosovo war killed more
Animals than people
The very first bomb the Allies dropped
On Berlin in World War I I killed the only
Elephant in the Berlin Zoo" y

Killed the only elephant in Berlin Zoo
A victim of that madness
No war ends 'till the war is won
Our template of doom

They will kill the only elephant
In your town too
Blue diamond, lifeless, formless
Little Boy Blue, like his papa once too
Blood will stay on the blade

Children will learn to destroy the
Things they can't build

Killed the only elephant in Berlin Zoo
A victim of that madness
No war ends 'till the war is won
Our template of doom

They will kill the only elephant
In your town too
Black diamond, lifeless, formless
Little Boy Blue, like his daddy once too
Blood'll stay on the blade

He will go to war he will build a wall
He will seal the door he will end all wars