Sectarian Warfare

A schism in the house of Abrahim
Two factions set in opposition
Each bearing the gift of truth seen through their eyes
Imposing their will dominion through philanthropy

Killing in the name of their prophets
Murder at the behest of their gods

Parochial demagogues proclaim the only way
No deviation from the rigid path prescribed
Accept the tenets of delusional authority
Compliance through coercion under pain of death

Killing in the name of their prophets
Murder at the behest of their gods

Justified genocide to smite the non-believers
Sanctioned by the flawed logic of their holy texts
Of empty words that are for others to take heed

The cross and the crescent are locked in perpetual war
To gain domination over the entire world

Killing in the name of their prophets
Murder at the behest of their gods
Killing in the name of their prophets
Murder at the behest of their gods

Tearstained eras of senseless anguish
Bloodstained ages of reciprocal violence
The battle rages on to the detriment of man
But the war will be won when both are crushed and gone