Oilwell – Carbon/Silicon – letras

After 9/11They had a three point planOsama bin Laden, Iraq, and IranSo they went into KabulTo get the TalibanIn the Tora BoraCaves of AfghanistanNow you can listen to musicOr go to the showAnd the Central Asian pipelineContinues to flowYou can stand in the fieldsWhere the poppies growIt simply begs the questionWhere did the future go?Over there in IraqThere’s a big oil wellEveryone’s in shockOverought by the smellWith insurgents going liveAnd no one can tellThat the end of the beginningWas when Baghdad fellSaddam was the EmperorOf his Republican GuardThey found him in a holeIn someone’s backyardWith all of us making warWith total disregardTrying to make some peaceIt shouldn’t be so hardThey’re getting allHett up all around IranThey don’t think it’s fairAbout this nuclear planIt should be the sameWith London or TehranNo one should have themNot any manLet’s take all the moneyAnd all of the wasteAnd shoot the whole lotInto outer spaceAnd try to makeA humanitarian caseFor dropping some loveOn the human raceAnd please don’t thinkI don’t care ’cause I doBut I have to say the thingsWe dare not say that are trueAnd please don’t put me on a listRing me throughCause I been honestAnd been true to youLet’s drop some luxuryGoods on to their headsGive them a DVD player insteadLike in the filmWhen El Cid said »We wish you no harmAnd we bring you bread »Is this how it’s going to be?When the only platformIs in the North SeaLike a reverse dominoIt simply begs the questionWhere did the future go?Follow me downTo the depths of IranWe’ll tryTo geologically understandRoll out a barrelLimit the priceSkake your money makerAnd make things niceSo you knowThe world’s a messed up placeGot to thank some putsAnd even band for interfaceUnprovoked aggressionJust one standThat’s our futureIn a three point planPlease don’t thinkI don’t care ’cause I doBut I have to say the thingsWe dare not say that are trueAnd please don’t put me on a listRring me throughCause I been honestAnd been true to youYou, I’ve been true to you(6x):We’ll tryTo make a humanitarian caseFor dropping some loveOn the human raceWe’ll tryTo make a humanitarian caseFor dropping some loveOn the human raceWe’ll tryTo make a humanitarian caseFor dropping some loveOn the human raceWe’ll try to makeA humanitarian case