left, right, left, right, march

we proclaim an inevitable war

calling it into being before it begins

no turning the other cheek

instead, a rally cry

anger for anger, blood for blood

left, right, left, right

march to the beat of our drummer

positioned on our battlefields

we sneer at the enemy across the way

they are a stereotype -

they, the other, those people

a faceless, nameless group that are not in our circle

left, right, left, right

march to the beat of our drummer

ready, aim, fire

post the meme, shout the curses

animal instincts unleashed

the downward spiral of arguing

no one wins and no one changes their mind

left, right, left, right

march to the beat of our drummer

our "enemy" receives the attack

but it is the human in them that feels it

a heartache, a sigh, a disconnection

creating roadblocks for bridges

what good comes from any of it

left, right, left, right

march to the beat of our drummer