[Verse 1]
We've been sent to justify
Or relieve the nation of its crimes
A blameless mission must begin
The chosen few have wars to win

[Chorus]
A cold and a cruel sun
Enlightens a world so bold
If it's wrong, then it mustn't be us

[Verse 2]
Tomorrow, we may never see
A sacrifice, they say, must be
As we fight our fathers' wars
We don't know what we're dying for

[Chorus]
A cold and a cruel sun
Enlightens a world so bold
If it's wrong, then it mustn't be us
It's a shame that it ended up this way
But when the day is done
Then no one will have won

[Post-Chorus]
When will they call us?
And then what will we do?
When will they call us?
And then what will we do?
[Bridge]
If I'm gonna die
God, I pray we're right
If I'm gonna die
God, I pray we're right
If I'm gonna die
God, I pray we're right

[Chorus]
A cold and a cruel sun
Enlightens a world so bold
If it's wrong, then it mustn't be us
It's a shame that it ended up this way
But when the day is done
Then no one will have won