Maybe it's too late for an intellectual debate But a residue of confusion remains Oh, changing with the times And developmentally tortured minds Are the average citizen's sources of pain Yeah (Tell me what we're fighting for) I don't remember anymore Only temporary reprieve And the world might cease If we fail to tame the beast From the faith that you release Comes an atheist peace Ooh-ooh Atheist peace Political forces rent Bitter cold winds of discontent And the modern age emerged triumphantly But now that safety's gone And it's time to de-evolve And relive the dark chapters of history Yeah (Tell me what we're fighting for) No progress ever came from war Only a false sense of increase And the world won't wait For the truth upon a plate But we're ready now to feast on an atheist peace Ooh-ooh, yeah Ooh-ooh An atheist peace