Small Scale Wars

Everything we do on a personal scale

Taking 'we' to mean everyone who ever existed

Is the basis for everything wrong in this world

And of course everything are right as well

But the list of wrongs that offend the soul

Like the chance of being killed before we get old

Is far far longer than the list of right, yeah

Falling in love won't stop the war

Falling in love won't stop the war

Falling in love won't stop the war

But hating other people might start some more

You blame the politicians

For making all the wrong decisions

Which are just the same as ours

But we haven't got that power

That enforced domination

So we take out our frustration

On the weaker opposition

Reinforce our egotism

In our small scale wars

On the disco floors

Against the man next door

Falling in love won't stop the war

Falling in love won't stop the war

Falling in love won't stop the war

But hating other people might start some more

You can blame the politicians - Small scale wars

You blame the television - Small scale wars

You can blame your education - Small scale wars

Cost of living and inflation - Small scale wars

But the basis for everything wrong in this world

Is the way that people behave

When you scorn the system but fight each other

You're behaving exactly the same

If you thought a bit more before starting the war

Then maybe the structure would change

Change! Sooner or later

Falling in love won't stop the war

Falling in love won't stop the war

Falling in love won't stop the war

But hating other people might start some more

Falling in love won't stop the war

Falling in love won't stop their war

But hating other people might start some more