He who has an ear let him hear, let him hear
The sounds of boys and bullets
As they fall on deaf ears
My brothers are k**ing each other
So listen if you care
I hear wars and rumors of war
They speak crudely on my soil
Why has our pledge of allegiance silenced Darfur
‘Till we can't hear screams of the poor
He who has an ear let him hear, let him hear
The sounds of boys and bullets
As they fall on deaf ears
My brothers are k**ing each other
But no one seems to care
On the other side of this electron tube
With the world out of reach and their screams on mute
I'd help if I could, I'd help if I knew.
I'd know if I paid attention.
I'd pay attention if I cared.
I polish my car until it shines
Glowing like a whitewashed tomb
While my American stench rises
From the honeycomb of this suburban life
Omar, why did you pay them to burn my village down?
Never thought I'd miss that piece of charred, razed ground
But it looks so appealing from my prison camp cell.
Can you hear my million homeless brothers cry aloud
As their wives are taken by the crowds
And their children pile bodies of loved ones they have found
Caught in a semantic argument for genocide
State supported ethnic cleansing is alright
As long as it doesn't disrupt or change my daily life.
Aren't we all a little dirty inside?
Hey brother (can you hear me?)
Hey brother (can you see me?)
Hey brother, I'm not gonna slip away