My Country

I'll line up in order of rank or of stature
 If you'll paint me a rainbow to hide my true colors
 Don't ship me to front lines, don't ask me to bother
 To lace up my boots or to wear something leather
 Don't buy me some clothing to impress all the HRs
 Don't tell me that it will look good on my CV
 Don't put me up, clean me up, sell my bad habits
 Sit me down to relax in front of a TV
 'cause I, I will not die for my country
 So I'll put up a scarecrow to scare off my neighbors
 And to have something for birds to light down upon
 'cause in school I learned not to talk to strangers
 And that's why I'm scared now to meet anyone
 So forget my name like a tied up and knotted string
 It's just my way, you know it's how I'm grappling
 With hurtling through space in an orbit unending
 Thinking I matter, yeah I know it's pretending
 But I, I will not die for my country
 No I, I will not die for my country
 So I put up a colored cloth that represents borders
 So the angel of death knows not to deport me
 My neighbor's the enemy cause he can't afford one
 They've slaughtered his family, now they're taking his first born
 You can scare me with smart bombs
 And scare me with anthrax
 And scare me with vague threats of foreign attacks
 Mandate allegiance and increase income tax
 But I, I will not die for my country
 No I, I will not die for my country