What For Lyrics - Singles - Sani Nassif

Verse One 

Imagine walking down the street on an average day 

The suns out, and a warm breeze blows your way 

You witness children play as you walk towards the store, you just need to finish a quick chore 

So many feet rapidly beat across the concrete floor 

You soon approach the market door, but suddenly you feel a searing fire melt your skin 

And then you hear a pop so loud that a roaring sound pierces into your brain 

Never in your life have you felt such pain 

You couldn't fathom what is going on 

You look around you but your world is gone 

Never did such chaos encompass your existence 

Smoke and fire fill the air 

Everywhere the floor is stained in blood from severed limbs 

So many dead lay all around you 

You look to the sky and wonder how such horror found you 

And why someone would kill such innocent people the reality astounds you 

Then you try to get up but the ground bounds you 

You lift your head to find your legs are gone 

And the rest of your body is so damaged you wonder how you're holding on 

And you soon realize you never may have love again 

And to your family and friends you'll never get to say goodbye 

So you start to cry as you die on this cold hard ground 

The piercing ringing of your vanishing hopes and dreams will be the last sound 

As you take your final breath the sharpest pain emanates from your core 

And you Ask 

What For? 

(Melodic Interlude) 

Chorus 

Why are we killing so many people? 

Every day the news is the same nightmare but a sequel 

We are all Equal 

But who of us want to see it? 

Religions tell us to be good but who of us want to be it? 

Am I the only one that sees it? 

That these wars cannot bring peace 

That the subjugation of an entire nation to war only creates oppression 

And oppression, has been historically proven 

To only bring more war 

So as we continue to kill each other I ask What For? 

Verse Two 

Its written within the Koran do not kill disbelievers, Let them be, and Coexist in Peace 

Jesus said love your enemies and it's written within the Torah that thou shall not kill 

Then why in the name of religion does so much innocent blood spill? 

What must it be, is religious misinterpretation the key? 

Because I hope we see its religions that were created to decree 

Peaceful notions to help bring unity 

Not more conflict that will never set us free 

Creating and repeating more and more negativity 

If we just open our eyes we will see 

The Destruction that has been havocked from city to city 

So many dead as though it seem this bloodshed is endless 

How can it not be evident taking peoples loved ones is senseless 

Taking people's Right to Live, Right to Love 

And enforcing belief systems through violence 

Trying to force people into silence 

Will only breed hatred and oppression 

And without the proper treatment and rights people will organize fights to live in freedom 

Rather than die in oppression 

Therefore the Blood we spill will quickly spark into more war 

And is that really what religion is for? 

A never ending cycle of war? 

Or is there something more? 

Are religious struggles really never ending struggles through death? 

Or are they Productive battles of the mind? 

Struggles to spread knowledge and wisdom for that is the only way we will not fall behind 

That is the only interpretation of religion that can bring peace 

And as said before Religions were created to bring peace not war 

So as we continue to kill each other I ask What For? 

(Chorus Repeat) 

Third Verse 

From Syria to Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Turkey and So many more 

Oppressive governments have repeatedly cause uprisings and war 

So I ask What For? 

Are we going to continue to ignore history? 

Because we keep on repeating the past and that's no mystery 

So I want to say this to be, Crystal Clear 

History has shown people will revolt from tactics based upon Fear 

People would rather die fighting for Freedom 

Than live under Oppression 

So governments must stop the aggression and either be for the people 

By the people, or Be Gone 

Because we need a helpful caring government for us all to get along 

And governments; should helping people be wrong? 

Don't you all want to feel like your efforts have made a difference? 

Instead of spending your whole lives repeating the same problems that have been there since your birth 

Don't you all want to feel like something has actually changed since you entered this earth? 

Because that is exactly what you will feel when you choose to help people out 

And the great rate of infinitesimal change that will arise from it will prove to you what life is all about 

But there is no doubt 

That without change every one of you oppressive governments will continue to fall 

And these senseless battles will continue to re-upload and install 

So let us unite and stop these senseless wars for us all 

Before anymore die 

Before hundreds of thousands more lives are wasted 

Wasted upon thousands of building and streets 

Wasted Fighting over Power and Greed 

Wasted fighting back tears 

Wasted in hatred 

Wasted in misinterpreted religion 

Wasted not making a difference 

And Wasted In Oppression 

So let us Stop the Aggression before we repeat the same mistakes anymore 

And ask Ourselves 

What For?