P.O.D. Tell me why!! Cuz how do we know?!

 I heard this song on Jay Leno tonite and was completely blown away. If this song is not talking about George Bush and the wars we are fighting, then nothing is. It's even more poignant when you realize that P.O.D. is a Christian band. As they say in the song, "If love is my religion, don't speak for myself" In other words, they are telling Bush to stop trying to speak for all Christians and that all Christians are not onboard with this war. The sad part is that for too long, the majority of them, at least those of the conservative Protestant brand have been onboard. I am not a Christian, haven't been for some years now, but I take my hats off to these fellas from San Diego for finally speaking some truth to this administration's lies. This song actually makes me so angry and makes me want to cry, it is that powerful for me. I want George Bush to hear this song and I want the words to really sink in to his soul, if he has one. These are the words that the vast majority of this nation now agrees with. We are speaking with one voice to his lies. Tomorrow when the Jay Leno version is posted to youtube, I will post it here as well. I actually like the acoustic version they did on the show much better than the album version. The following are the lyrics:

Tell Me Why

A day with no glory
A heart filled with fear
Still repeating his-story to make ourselves clear
A voice is unheard when it shouts from the hills
Your king in his castle never died on these fields
There’s blood on your hands
A smile on your face
A wicked intention when there’s money to be made
A room with no windows and a heart that can’t feel
Shame with no convictions and a view to a kill.

Tell me why?
Why must we fight?
And why must we kill in the name of what we think is right?
No more! no war!
Cause how do you know?

The hate in your eyes
The lies on your tongue
A hand that kills the innocent
So quick to do wrong
Your belly is full while we fight for what remains
The rich getting richer while the poor become slaves
We kill our own brothers
The truth is never told
If victory is freedom then the truth is untold
Surrender your soul just like everyone else
If love is my religion, don’t speak for myself

[chorus]

How do you know?

[chorus]

I’m living this life
I’m given these lies
And how can i die for the name of what you think is right?
No more! oh lord!
How do we know?’