Fall on Their Swords

Dubious and murky What aligns all parties Strike swifter, stealthier, neater Untraced conscience cleaner Untraced conscience cleaner But we're armed with an ethic But we're armed with an ethic So to speak 'Defence' and 'ordnance' As commodities Satiate like food and drink Satiate like food and drink Prostrate in it In it to win it In it to win it But we're armed with an ethic But we're armed with an ethic So to speak Fall on their swords Fall on their swords Pragmatic in dissent To curb the arms you circulated Blacklists and shortlists Alternate them on grace and favour At barrel's end There are no convention We fall on their swords We fall on their swords Dubious and murky What aligns all parties Strike swifter, stealthier, neater Untraced conscience cleaner Dubious and murky What aligns all parties Armed with an ethic 'Defence' and 'ordnance' As commodities Satiate like food and drink Prostrate in it In it to win it Die, die, die, die, die...