This is the line
This is the place
And when we cross it over
All we got is faith

This is the time
It's here and now
And only pain awaiting
On the other side

Oh mother, oh father
The war has begun
We've burnt and we've plundered
This earth
Oh mother, oh father
Forgive what we've done
Can't rise from the ashes, can't run
The war has begun
The war has begun

This is our life
This is our choice
And all the consequences
And the comforting voice

This is our call
It's our last chance
And now we hand it over
With our bloodstained hands

Oh mother, oh father
The war has begun
We've burnt and we've plundered
This earth
Oh mother, oh father
Forgive what we've done
Can't rise from the ashes, can't run
The war has begun
The war has begun