casualties of war!
casualties of war; as i approach the barricade
where's the enemy? who do i invade?
bullets of teflon
bulletproof vest rip
tear ya outta ya frame with a bag full of clips
cause i got a family that waits for my return
to get back home is my main concern
i'ma get back to new york in one piece
but i'm bent in the sand that is hot as the city streets
sky lights up like fireworks blind me
bullets
whistlin over my head remind me. president bush said attack
flashback to nam
i might not make it back
missile hits the area
screams wake me up
from a war of dreams
heat up the m-16
basic training
trained for torture
take no prisoners
and i just caught ya
addicted to murder
send more bodybags
they can't identify em
leave the nametags
i get a rush when i see blood
dead bodies on the floor
casualties of war!
day divides the night and night divides the day
it's all hard work and no play
more than combat
it's far beyond that
cause i got a kill or be killed kind of attack
area's mapped out
there'll be no
stratego
me and my platoon make a boom wherever we go
but what are we here for? who's on the other side of the wall?
somebody give the president a call
but i hear warfare scream through the air
back to the battlegrounds
it's war they declare
a desert storm: let's see who reigns supreme
something like monopoly: a government scheme
go to the army
be all you can be
another dead soldier? hell no
not me
so i start letting off ammunition in every direction
allah is my only protection
but wait a minute
saddam hussein prays the same
and this is asia
from where i came
i'm on the wrong side
so change the target
shooting at the general; and where's the sergeant?
blame it on john hardy hawkins for bringing me to america
now it's mass hysteria
i get a rush when i see blood
dead bodies on the floor
casualties of war!
the war is over
for now at least
just because they lost it don't mean it's peace
it's a long way home
it's a lot to think about
whole generation
left in doubt
innocent families killed in the midst
it'll be more dead people after this
so i'm glad to be alive and walkin
half of my platoon came home in coffins
except the general
buried in the storm
in bits and pieces no need to look for em
i played it slick and got away with it
rigged it up so they would think they did it
now i'm home on reserves and you can bet
when they call
i'm going awol
cause it ain't no way i'm going back to war
when i don't know who or what i'm fighting for
so i wait for terrorists to attack
every time a truck backfires i fire back
i look for shelter when a plane is over me
remember pearl harbor? new york could be over
g
kamikaze
strapped with bombs
no peace in the east
they want revenge for saddam
did i hear gunshots
or thunder?
no time to wonder
somebody's going under
put on my fatigues and my camoflouge
take control
cause i'm in charge
when i snapped out of it
it was blood
dead bodies on the floor
casualties of war!