Adding The Cost - Jon Oliva's Pain

I am trying to look past the lying

That is forced upon me everyday and night

They play the game of life and death

Millions they have spent

On useless war machines

The cause of what we see

Liars, liars… Liars, liars

We are adding the cost

We are adding the cost

We are adding the cost

We are adding the cost

Thousands die each day of hunger and disease

Open up your eyes, see the wasted lives

That once was precious caught in circumstances

Now with death they’re dancing, searing desperate glances

Crying, crying… Dying, dying

We are adding the cost

We are adding the cost

We are adding the cost

We are adding the cost

So what’s the answer to the world’s dilemma

If you ask me questions I will show you figures

That will stagger;

rock you… that will truly shock you

Bring you to your knees, watch you beg and plead

But they will not listen 'cause their souls are missing

They’re just mindless specters looking like court jesters

We are adding the cost

We are adding the cost

We are adding the cost

We are adding the cost