machine head - a nation on fire lyrics

well i see, i feel
on my way
you close your eyes, scared to think
you might see
a world that spends more to kill than to cure
living, writhing, diseased, so unpure

it hardens me, the things i see
but i won't break, it gives me strength

[chorus:]
our suffering, won't always be
we'll dominate, this nation on fire

the media it
blinds our eyes
a people divided
and force feds lies
the black and white societies corrode
warring, hating, blind, a rage explodes

so take my hand across this land
i won't go down, stand my ground

[chorus]

this nation's built on fighting war after war
and for my brothers, i will fight and stand for
'cause i won't break, your truth is fake
if blood ran red, you's leave me for dead
a nation on fire
a nation on fire

you tell me peace, well i hear gunshots all night
the scars i have, i've earned 'cause i've had to fight
an endless pain, and it won't change
we just sat by, and watched this world die
a nation on fire
a nation on fire