something's twisted

there's a saying
and it goes,
"Enemies closer,
keep your friends close."
I understand,
and I see the smoke,
do you see it rising?

there's a flame in this fair land
talking heads hold it in their hands,
fueling hatred,
fear within man,
are we realizing?

if a man's hope in the finite lies,
in the politicians and their white lies,
in the talking heads and all they despise,
is anybody listening?

crows are flying upside down,
tv preachers are the loudest sound,
for the man who died in the thorny crown,
something's twisted..

Pakistan
and the Taliban
Osama Bin Laden
keeps rising again,
he feel his mission is holy my friend,
what does he mean by "holy"?

I spent some time in Istanbul,
and i don't think
 that i'm a fool,
Muslim's were kind and never rude,
just normal people..

they had jobs,
they had kids,
much like us my worried friends,
with a different language,
and darker skin,
and filled with laughter..

if a man's hope in the finite lies,
in the politicians and their white lies,
in the talking heads and all they despise,
is anybody listening?

crows are flying upside down,
tv preachers are the loudest sound,
for the man who died in the thorny crown,
something's twisted..

wkm
Oxford