Checkpoint Flags

Lyrics

[Verse 1] On the map, you stare me down Old stone words in a border town Same sun cracks the painted wall Same wind hears us both when we call [Pre-Chorus] I know the names they say I know the price they pay But anger only burns the hand It never turns a field to land [Chorus] No more hate in the dust No more hate, just what’s been lost Flags can wave, and walls can fall One hard world beneath us all No more hate in the dust No more hate, just what’s been lost [Verse 2] Kids play ball where the checkpoint stands Dust on boots and dust on hands Mothers wait with the bread in line Hoping for one clean, simple sign [Pre-Chorus] I know the names they say I know the hurt each day But fury only feeds the flame And leaves both sides to carry blame [Chorus] No more hate in the dust No more hate, just what’s been lost Flags can wave, and walls can fall One hard world beneath us all No more hate in the dust No more hate, just what’s been lost [Bridge] Let the old men shout Let the papers tear I’m looking past the smoke To someone still there [Final Chorus] No more hate in the dust No more hate, just what’s been lost Flags can wave, and walls can fall One hard world beneath us all No more hate in the dust No more hate, just what’s been lost