🎵 Rest In Peace // by Extreme

15 ContributorsRest In Peace Lyrics “Rest In Peace” is the first single from Extreme’s 1992 album III Sides To Every Story. It was written around the time of the first Gulf War when the United States invaded Iraq in 1991 as part of Operation… Read More  [Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] Let's talk of peace, sounds so cliché A novelty catchphrase of the day A middle, index, sign of the time Just as complex as water too [Pre-Chorus] (Someone said, "Give peace a chance") And that's all that was said (While we're sitting on a fence) Pretending (Our hearts are in the right place) (But your face shows a trace of) Hypocrisy Don't tread on me Now you can see [Chorus] "Make love, not war" sounds so absurd to me We can't afford to say these words lightly Or else our world will truly rest in peace [Interlude] (Ban the bomb) [Verse 2] Let's not pretend to justify Rather amend where treasures lie Straight through the heart, peace can be found That's where you start, not all around [Pre-Chorus] (Someone said, "Give peace a chance") And that's all that was said (While we're sitting on a fence) Pretending (Our hearts are in the right place) (But your face shows a trace of) Hypocrisy Don't tread on me, boy Now you can see [Chorus] "Make love, not war" sounds so absurd to me We can't afford to say these words lightly Or else our world will truly rest in peace [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] "Make love, not war", sounds so absurd, ha, sounds so absurd We can't afford to say these words lightly, ha-ha-ha-ha Or else our world will truly rest in peace, yeah-yeah-yeah [Chorus] "Make love, not war" sounds so absurd to me We can't afford to say these words lightly (Oh, yeah) Or else our world will truly rest in peace Rest in peace, rest in peace, rest in peace, rest in peace "Make love, not war" sounds so absurd to me [Outro] "Make love, not war" sounds so absurd to me (Ooh) We can't afford to say these words lightly (Da, da-da, da, da-da, ooh) Yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah-yeah (Or else our world) will truly rest in peace