Craig Abaya - HATE Lyrics

Banners fly
I've seen this before
Flags aren't for peace
When they're made for war

Colors fly
Across the sky
Poking and provoking
With your battle cry

You stake your claim and you wave it high
It's just another way for you to hide
Look to your tribe to validate
Compassion is your fashion but it's
Just another kind of
Hate

When you claim to defend the oppressed
You really only want to oppress the rest
Claim you care about the poor
It's a hate for the rich that you are fighting for

Since hate is such a repulsive word
You found another term to be part of the herd
So go and defend what you advocate
Convince yourself it's love
But it's just another kind of
Hate

You better check it twice
Cause all the words are nice
You may call it love
But what you're thinking of
What you're thinking of is
Hate

Despite all this talk of wrong and right
My focus should be on how I conduct my own life
No matter how much I disagree
I gotta love my enemy

We raise our crests of empathy
A symbol of our tyranny
Despite any noble pledge we may make
We tell ourselves lies
And it's just another kind of
Hate