The Motion Sick - My Country lyrics

I'll line up in order of rank or of stature If you'll paint me a rainbow to hide my true colors Don't ship me to front lines, don't ask me to bother To lace up my boots or to wear something leather Don't buy me some clothing to impress all the HRs Don't tell me that it will look good on my CV Don't put me up, clean me up, sell my bad habits Sit me down to relax in front of a TV 'cause I, I will not die for my country So I'll put up a scarecrow to scare off my neighbors And to have something for birds to light down upon 'cause in school I learned not to talk to strangers And that's why I'm scared now to meet anyone So forget my name like a tied up and knotted string It's just my way, you know it's how I'm grappling With hurtling through space in an orbit unending Thinking I matter, yeah I know it's pretending But I, I will not die for my country No I, I will not die for my country So I put up a colored cloth that represents borders So the angel of d**h knows not to deport me My neighbor's the enemy cause he can't afford one They've slaughtered his family, now they're taking his first born You can scare me with smart bombs And scare me with anthrax And scare me with vague threats of foreign attacks Mandate allegiance and increase income tax But I, I will not die for my country No I, I will not die for my country