The Long Flight

A rich white hand picks up the phone
And cuts the famous dial tone
The button's pushed, the target sought
The disapproving people fought
Embers fall and shadows stretch
From runways waiting for planes to catch
And launch away to foreign air
To see what's left to flatten there
Leave from here
We're not for you
To save or ruin
Leave from here
We're not for you
To save or ruin
Somewhere else the people plead
And never get the help they need
Machete clenched, spirit drained
The helpless help themselves maintain
The radio's top twenty songs
Don't sing what we knew all along
We only give what we receive
And when we get what we want we leave
Leave from here
We're not for you
To save or ruin
Leave from here
We're not for you
To save or ruin
Three worlds we mourn
The first has strength to be reborn
The third is war-torn
So say goodbye
To everything but the darkest night
This is the long flight
Three worlds we mourn
So say goodbye
The first has strength to be reborn
To everything but the darkest night
The third is war-torn
This is the long flight
So say goodbye
Three worlds we mourn
To everything but the darkest night
The first has strength to be reborn
This is the long flight
The third is war-torn
Leave from here
We're not for you
To save or ruin
Leave from here
We're not for you
To save or ruin