Swords Into Ploughshares
[Intro]
Changing frequency
Changes the pattern
The old shape dissolves
The moment a conductor
waves his baton
[Interlude]
[Verse]
They learned to solve each problem
With the frequency of pain
Every man who refused to bow
Felt the pressure of a chain
Generals didn’t value life
They valued blind obedience
Silence proved their armies’ might
But truth outranked expedience
[Bridge]
Equating dominance
with supremacy
Revelling in sin
Then pleading clemency
Visible laws
imposed authority.
Hidden laws
possessed gravity.
[Pre-Chorus]
They pushed with all their might
Building tunnels underground
Soldiers moved in tight formation
But he was nowhere to be found
[Chorus]
Beat your swords
Into ploughshares
Be the captain of your ship
Don’t let your doubts
Turn into nightmares
Don’t let Thomas spoil the trip
[Interlude]
[Verse]
Each blow revealed a weakness
Of a foundation built on fear
The louder the sword became
The less the field could hear
Victories confirmed their status
While errors proved their flaws
The system worked
until it met a man
Who could discern the finer laws
[Bridge]
Equating dominance
with supremacy
Revelling in sin
Then pleading clemency
Visible laws
imposed authority.
Hidden laws
possessed gravity.
[Pre-Chorus]
They pushed with all their might
Building tunnels underground
Soldiers moved in tight formation
But he was nowhere to be found
[Chorus]
Beat your swords
Into ploughshares
Be the captain of your ship
Don’t let your doubts
Turn into nightmares
Don’t let Thomas spoil the trip
Beat your swords
into ploughshares
Here’s an inside tip
The ones who lived to conquer
Are no longer piloting this ship...
[Outro]