We got guns

He's walking home from school
This is back in Iran
Summer vacation soon
A golden key in his hand
"Look Mom at what they gave us
Made us men, chosen by God
I'm finally one of them"

And his mother turns pale
"Let me see that, baby
Let me hold it for you
I'll put it somewhere safe"
"No Ma, this is mine
You should congratulate me"
"You don't know what this means
Come here, I don't play"

It's a sign
A trick to make you sweep for mines
This is it, we gotta run
Leave our lives behind
It's brainwashing
They really mean something else
Then have you walk out in a minefield
They won't do it themselves

Packing his bag
But can't bring anything
Only food and photographs
Baba stay and say goodbye to him
Somehow they made it all the way
To where we don't sweep for landmines
We sell them and get paid

[Chorus]
You got guns, we got guns
(They got guns!)
Big guns, bigger guns
(Big guns!)
You want guns, we got guns
(We got guns!)
You want war
We count funds

I'm walking home from school back in '85
Glad I never knew the shape of a mine
But I wish I'd known the truth behind the propaganda
They taught me everything from history to proper grammar
They taught me Sweden stood for peace
And international solidarity? But please

Until we stop living a lie
Taking a right to decide who live 'n' who dies
And we will never find no freedom
No future, no justice, no peace, not even

That goat that we put on a pedestal
Those jobs we're willing to turn killers for
We're witnessing the fall of capitalism
The world's most short-sighted religion
Swedish business in Saudi Arabia
Belarus , Syria, Ericsson, Telia I'm tellin' ya
About the [?] system
Trackin' down the opposition with great precision
Red dot sights from Aimpoint Optics
We can't afford to lose those jobs

And if people die
Then it ain't our problem
Where room politicians and big boy lobbies
Inseparable like Siamese twins
If we don't sell the guns then the Chinese will
So come on

[Chorus]
You got guns, we got guns
(They got guns!)
Big guns, bigger guns
(Big guns!)
You want guns, we got guns
(We got guns!)
You want war
We count funds

(We got guns!)
(Big!)

They talk 'bout guns
They don't know it like we
Distribution in every country
So leaders hit us up, let's mash it up
We got the most high-tech stuff for your massacre
Officially though we all for peace
But we got pockets to fill and families to feed
And money knows no boundaries
We set up rules to this business
But we can always work around it

It depends on the price tag
And you know we got them premium goods
So we know you're all going to find cash
We ship it through a middle hand so it's all good
No questions asked. Conscience clean
We stay neutral don't want no enemies
But when your inventory is running dry
Just pick up the phone and call us
You know why?

[Chorus]
You got guns, we got guns
(They got guns!)
Big guns, bigger guns
(Big guns!)
You got guns, we got guns
(We got guns!)
You want war
We count funds
You got guns, we got guns
Buy guns and buy bombs
They buy guns, we buy guns
You want war
We count funds