In youth we pretended to be soldiers
Killing each other we mistook it for an honor
Those were just fairytale wars
We came back alive from every single battle
We didn't understand the affliction that the real war will bring
How could we
We were just children playing in the garden

I hate you, war!
I hate everything about you
You took so many of my people
I swear that I will find a way to stop you

I hate you, war!
I hate everything about you
You took so many of my people
I swear that I will find a way to stop you

Nearly another decade has passed
Now we are playing grown up war games
We have no reason to hate or to fight
But we are getting ready to kill and to die
Attacking, defending
Until there's no-one left standing

I hate you, war!
I hate everything about you
You took so many of my people
I swear that I will find a way to stop you

I hate you, war!
I hate everything about you
You took so many of my people
I swear that I will find a way to stop you

I'm losing count of the fallen comrades
In another life our enemies could have been friends
We could have played cards, and went out
Instead we are burying our daughters and sons

I hate you, war!
I hate everything about you
You took so many of my people
I swear that I will find a way to stop you

I hate you, war!
I hate everything about you
You took so many of my people
I swear that I will find a way to stop you

It feels like a lifetime has passed
Since we were young leads
So much blood has been shed
That now even rivers run red
Will this war ever end

I hate you, war!