Xasthur
Fairy Tale Ideologies
There's only one war you're allowed to fight
So be careful what you write

One religion against another
I thought you were on neither side
Your weapons are just stage props
If you ever try
Your message and war is a safe space
We know who's wearing your face
The enemy you thought you fought is in total control

They'll shut you down if you don't play their role
They hold all the money you said was never there
It's not esoteric when their media is aware

It's no loss to lose your freedom of speech
Never had a vision or anything to teach
Allowing any message to be avoided
In return for being exploited

We're left with fairy tales that aren't real
Refrain from what you see, think, and feel

The wars and rituals were just cartoons
Put out of business platoons
So don't express too much in your tunes
Does what they say have anything to do with how we live and die
All I see is fear
Things you're afraid to try

Reality is an ideology they're forced to deny

Though movement and no views that are spoken
Singing fairy tales of J.R.R. Tolkien

No loss to lose your freedom of speech
Never had a vision or anything to teach
Allowing any message to be avoided
In return for being exploited

We're left with fairy tales that aren't real
Refrain from what you see, think, and feel

The wars and rituals were just cartoons
Put out of business platoons
So don't express too much in your tunes