War

The white flag of surrender has just been shot down
The machine guns echo through the valley
Bloody bodies strewn across the battlefield
Memories forgotten
The past is brought up constantly
Twisted words make the good seem bad
And as our allies realize it's death for one
They quickly choose without thinking

Why is this battle even going on?
This war was supposed to end
No one else was supposed to get hurt
No friendship was supposed to die

This isn't the Fall of Jericho,
At least not with vegetables
This is a full-blown war, with weapons everywhere
Navy ships trying to surround each other
Chasing their enemies like a dog and a tail
Airplanes scream overhead
Drowning out the sound of dying men
Trying to shoot, be stealthy
Trying to be a spy, to find a weakness

And so far, I'm winning the war
But I'm not very proud of it
I don't like bragging I can ruin a life
With the press of a button
I don't want to face my friends back home
And have them reject me

This isn't the Vietnam War
Civil War
Revolutionary War
Iraq War
No, this is the Friendship War
Where relationships die
Where words are said that can't be retracted
Where threats are made that cause panic
This is the war without end