Ready for War

In the violence of the morning

I'm as wrong as I am free

And Saint Cecilia

Holds a candle out for me

It's an obligated offer

But I'll accept it just the same

It's better than trying

Not to feel anyone else's pain

I'm not talking about beauty

Don't feel like speaking anymore

But when it finds me

I'm ready for war

I'm ready for war

I'm ready for war

Now they're burning down the temples

Of some long forgotten grace

And Shiva sits

With that look upon her face

And if you think you're done pretending

That you don't feel it anymore

And win or lose

Say I'm ready for war

I'm ready for war

Heart screams

"Is this what you wanted?"

Blood on your hands

Feel something of your own

Everybody does

It was raining in Savannah

And you kept your apron on

While we danced slowly

To that Van Morrison song

Well, you brought me to the vanguard

Let me see behind the door

And in my fury

I said, "I'm ready for war"

I'm ready for war

I'm ready for war

I'm ready for war

I'm ready for war

I'm ready for war