Hard Core

[Verse 1]
What you call sacred, tell me who’s really blessed?
The march of innocence... we line ‘em up for death
What you call holy ain't holy to me
Sending kids to battle, while love’s the enemy

[Chorus]
(Hard core!) What you think it means?
(Hard core!) Is it peace or pain?
(Hard core!) Yeah, I wanna know,
What you call the real show?

[Verse 2]
Privacy, privacy... is it just a disguise?
Smoke and mirrors for the games we hide
Manipulate... can’t say it out loud
Behind closed doors, the truth gets drowned

[Chorus]
(Hard core!) When you twist and lie,
(Hard core!) Calling it alright,
(Hard core!) While you play these games,
Is love really the shame?

[Bridge]
What’s the truth? What’s the score?
Tell me, tell me, what’s hardcore?
Is it fair or is it foul,
Bend the rules and make ‘em howl

[Verse 3]
Not playing fair or just not playing well?
Lines get blurry, only time will tell
What’s most hardcore? Is it love or is it hate?
Is it protecting peace, or just sealing fate?

[Chorus]
(Hard core!) The lies you keep
(Hard core!) Sold under deceit
(Hard core!) Where’s the real shame?
Yeah, you know the name

[Outro]
Hard core, hard core! Just tell me what’s real
Hard core, hard core, what’s the holy deal?
Hard core, hard core... tell me what you see,
'Cause hard core... ain't what it used to be.