Lyrics of 'White Flag Warriors (feat. Tim Mcilrath)' by Flobots

[Jonny 5]
We request to negotiate, we come to you unarmed;
We desire to communicate, you cannot do us harm.

[Jonny 5]
They want sacrifice: they had schemes and asked me
to follow their path to the afterlife
I've got an appetite for nice things and pipe dreams
that my enemies could be pacified.

Who better force views that are better for
you, can't survive if I'm your competitor
rise together or fight separate wars
I pray I'm never forced to be a predator

[Brer Rabbit]
Forced to spectate, we won't last
Be glad to hate when gladiators breathe their last
Scream on mass when the dreams do clash
Like swords in the war, let me bleed on that

Let me feed on that, say we need strong backs,
Call us weak and then redeem contracts,
But this peace won't last; when the beast attacks
The sons and the fathers will be free at last.

[Tim McIlrath]
This is love; it's not treason.
This is love; it's not treason.
This is love; it's not treason.
This is love; it's not treason.
This is love

[Jonny 5]
They see sharks in the estuary,
They claim the ark is Bartholemew's;
They say "War is necessary,"
But we say, "War is child abuse!"

[Tim McIlrath/Jonny 5]
We'd rather make our children [We request to
negotiate]
martyrs than murderers! [We come to you unarmed]
We'd rather make our children [We desire to
communicate]
White Flag Warriors!

[Brer Rabbit--inhumanly fast here]
[?] called, they're the one's we've been waiting for,
we hold steady, steady as the stepford door[?]
[?] doesn't matter, doesn't matter if we're capable,
but get the debt to settle scores, it's just a medal
either-or

Got a plan, what's your plan got to do with me?
If the bell tolls, let freedom ring.
Find the new way if we must be kings
Instead of leading the young to our suffering.

[Jonny 5]
Past testament is downstream back in heaven,
For testing us like Wednesdays at 11,
Want to recruit and train us to act evilly,
Save it for the shooting range, Smack DVD[?]

Study war no more this millennium,
It's never again for me or anyone,
So think harder when you refer to us,
Rather make our children martyrs than murderers.

[Tim McIlrath]
This is love; this is not treason.
This is love; this is not treason.
This is love; this is not treason.
This is love; this is not treason.
This is love...

[Jonny 5]
They shell dwellings to quell the shellings,
They lift taboos to seduce the cowards;
They say we're too yellow-bellied,
But we say "we're the new superpower!"

[Tim McIlrath/Jonny 5]
We'd rather make our children [We request to
negotiate]
martyrs than murderers! [We come to you unarmed]
We'd rather make our children [We desire to
communicate]
White Flag Warriors!

[Jonny 5]
We seek craters to not be liable,
We claim to speak for a higher truth,
We stand opposed to the homicidal,
We tell you, "you are fireproof!"

[Tim McIlrath/Jonny 5]
We'd rather make our children [We request to
negotiate]
martyrs than murderers! [We come to you unarmed]
We'd rather make our children [We desire to
communicate]
White Flag Warriors!