Skit 6 Songtext
von Lowkey

And I tried hard to be proud of my
Service, but all I could feel was shame
And racism could no longer mask the reality of the occupation
These were people, these were human beings
I′ve since been plagued by guilt anytime I see an elderly man
Like the one who couldn't walk
Who we rolled onto a stretcher and
Told the Iraqi police to take him away
I feel guilt anytime I see a mother with her children
Like the one who cried hysterically and screamed that
We are worse than Saddam as we forced her from her home
I feel guilt anytime I see a young girl
Like the one I grabbed by the arm and dragged into the street
We were told we were fighting terrorists
The real terrorist was me, and the real terrorism is this occupation
Racism within the military has long been an important tool
To justify the destruction and occupation of another country
It has long been used to justify the killing
Subjugation, and torture of another people


Racism is a vital weapon employed by this government
It is a more important weapon than a
Rifle, a tank, a bomber, or a battleship
It is more destructive than an artillery shell
Or a bunker buster, or a Tomahawk missile
While all those weapons are created and owned by this government
They are harmless without people willing to use them
Those who send us to war do not have to
Pull a trigger or lob a mortar round
They do not have to fight the war, they merely have to sell the war
They need a public who is willing to
Send their soldiers into harm′s way
They need soldiers who are willing to
Kill and be killed without question
They can spend millions on a single bomb, but that
Bomb only becomes a weapon when the ranks in the
Military are willing to follow orders to use it
They can send every last soldier anywhere on Earth, but
There will only be a war if soldiers are willing to fight