Slayer - War Ensemble

*Beaten to it.

Drowning Pool

"Soldiers"

On your feet, who's with me
On your feet, who's with me

One world, made better, in slaight, hard bitter
There is no compromise, your bringing forth your sacrifice

On your feet, who's with me
On your feet, let's go

Every time I see inside you I see myself within you
let's go

(whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
(whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
(whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
all for one, let's go

On your feet, who's with me

Lock tide, old strain, there it goes in vain
There is no compromise, your bringing forth your sacrifice

On your feet, who's with me
On your feet, let's go

Every time I see inside you I see myself within you
let's go

(whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
(whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
(whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
one for all, we're coming

Every time I see inside you I see myself within you, ohh let that fade away
Your pride inside of me, your honor inside me, respect inside of inside of me, go

(whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
(whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
(whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
our soldiers, let's go

(whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
(whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
(whoah, yeaheah) This is for the soldiers
all for one, we're coming

Every time I see inside you I see myself within you, ohh let that fade away
Every time I see inside you I see myself within you, ohh let that fade away

Tim McGraw
IF you're reading this
If you’re reading this
My momma is sitting there
Looks like I only got a one way ticket over here
I sure wish I could give you one more kiss
War was just a game we played when we were kids
Well I’m laying down my gun
I’m hanging up my boots
I’m up here with God
And we’re both watching over you

So lay me down
In that open field out on the edge of town
And know my soul
Is where my momma always prayed that it would go.
If you’re reading this I’m already home.

If you’re reading this
Half way around the world
I won’t be there to see the birth of our little girl
I hope she looks like you
I hope she fights like me
And stands up for the innocent and the weak
I’m laying down my gun
Hanging up my boots
Tell dad I don’t regret that i followed in his shoes

So lay me down
In that open field out on the edge of town
And know my soul is where my momma always prayed that it would go
If you’re reading this, I’m already home

If you’re reading this, there is going to come a day
You move on and find someone else and that’s okay
Just remember this
I’m in a better place
Where soldiers live in peace and angels sing amazing grace

So lay me down
In that open field out on the edge of town
And know my soul is where my momma always prayed that it would go
If you’re reading this
If you’re reading this
I’m already home
===================================
Trace adkins

Arlington

I never thought that this is where I'd settle down,
I thought I'd die an old man back in my hometown,
They gave me this plot of land, me and some other men,
for a job well done.

There's a big white house sits on a hill just up the road,
The man inside he cried the day they brought me home,
They folded up a flag, and told my mom and dad, 'We're proud of your son'.

And I'm proud to be on this peaceful piece of property,
I'm on sacred ground and I'm in the best of company,
I'm thankful for those thankful for the things I've done,
I can rest in peace, I'm one of the chosen ones,
I made it to Arlington.

I remember daddy brought me here when I was eight,
We searched all day to find out where my granddad lay,
And when we finally found that cross,
He said, 'Son this is what it cost, to keep us free'.
Now here I am a thousand stones away from him,
He recognized me on the first day I came in,
And it gave me a chill, when he clicked his heels, and saluted me.

And I'm proud to be on this peaceful piece of property,
I'm on sacred ground and I'm in the best of company,
And I'm thankful for those thankful for the things I've done,
I can rest in peace, I'm one of the chosen ones,
I made it to Arlington.

And every time I hear, twenty-one guns,
I know they brought another hero home, to us.

We're thankful for those thankful for the things we've done,
We can rest in peace, 'cause we were the chosen ones,
We made it to Arlington, yea, dust to dust
Don't cry for us, we made it to Arlington.

                               

                         

Quoted: I thought this was a song about soldiers too until I read the last bit of lyrics Its about a damn school soldier

Yep, its about school shooters not soldiers.

MotorHead 1916

video


16 years old when I went the war,
To fight for a land fit for heroes,
God on my side, and a gun in my hand,
Chasing my days down to zero,
And I marched and I fought and I bled and I died,
And I never did get any older,
But I knew at the time that a year in the line,
Is a long enough life for a soldier,
We all volunteered, and we wrote down our names,
And we added two years to our ages,
Eager for life and ahead of the game,
Ready for history's pages,
And we brawled and we fought and we whored 'til we stood,
Ten thousand shoulder to shoulder,
A thirst for the Hun, we were food for the gun,
And that's what you are when you're soldiers,

I heard my friend cry, and he sank to his knees,
Coughing blood as he screamed for his mother,
And I fell by his side, and that's how we died,
Clinging like kids to each other,
And I lay in the mud and the guts and the blood,
And I wept as his body grew colder,
And I called for my mother and she never came,
Though it wasn't my fault and I wasn't to blame,
The day not half over and ten thousand slain,
And now there's nobody remembers our names,
And that's how it is for a soldier.

The Band Played Waltzing Matilda

A rather depressing song about the ANZACs at Gallipoli during WWI.

The Pogues version.

Eric Bogle version.



I prefer The Pogues version, but it has no video.  Watch the vid with the Bogle version with the sound turned down while you listen to the Pogues version.


When I was a young man I carried me pack
And I lived the free life of the rover
From the Murray's green basin to the dusty outback
I waltzed my Matilda all over
Then in 1915 my country said: Son,
It's time to stop rambling, there's work to be done
So they gave me a tin hat and they gave me a gun
And they sent me away to the war

And the band played Waltzing Matilda
When the ship pulled away from the quay
And amid all the tears, flag waving and cheers
We sailed off for Gallipoli

It well I remember that terrible day
When our blood stained the sand and the water
And how in that hell they call Suvla Bay
We were butchered like lambs at the slaughter
Johnny Turk, he was ready, he primed himself well
He rained us with bullets, and he showered us with shell
And in five minutes flat, we were all blown to hell
He nearly blew us back home to Australia

And the band played Waltzing Matilda
When we stopped to bury our slain
Well we buried ours and the Turks buried theirs
Then it started all over again

Oh those that were living just tried to survive
In that mad world of blood, death and fire
And for ten weary weeks I kept myself alive
While around me the corpses piled higher
Then a big Turkish shell knocked me arse over head
And when I awoke in me hospital bed
And saw what it had done, I wished I was dead
I never knew there was worse things than dying

Oh no more I'll go Waltzing Matilda
All around the green bush far and near
For to hump tent and pegs, a man needs both legs
No more waltzing Matilda for me

They collected the wounded, the crippled, the maimed
And they shipped us back home to Australia
The armless, the legless, the blind and the insane
Those proud wounded heroes of Suvla
And when the ship pulled into Circular Quay
I looked at the place where me legs used to be
And thank Christ there was no one there waiting for me
To grieve and to mourn and to pity

And the Band played Waltzing Matilda
When they carried us down the gangway
Oh nobody cheered, they just stood there and stared
Then they turned all their faces away

Now every April I sit on my porch
And I watch the parade pass before me
I see my old comrades, how proudly they march
Renewing their dreams of past glories
I see the old men all tired, stiff and worn
Those weary old heroes of a forgotten war
And the young people ask "What are they marching for?"
And I ask myself the same question

And the band plays Waltzing Matilda
And the old men still answer the call
But year after year, their numbers get fewer
Someday, no one will march there at all

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda with me?
And their ghosts may be heard as they march by the billabong
So who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda with me?

Quoted: The Band Played Waltzing Matilda

This and The Green Fields of France are my favorites.
Close to them, showing the human side of war:

Broadsword
I see a dark sail on the horizon set under a black
cloud that hides the sun.

Bring me my broadsword and clear understanding.
Bring me my cross of gold as a talisman.
Get up to the roundhouse on the cliff-top standing.
Take women and children and bed them down.

Bring me my broadsword and clear understanding.
Bring me my cross of gold as a talisman.
Bless with a hard heart those who surround me.
Bless the women and children who firm our hands.
Put our backs to the north wind. Hold fast by the river.
Sweet memories to drive us on for the motherland.
Broadsword

say what you will but this gets me every time
two little boys

Quoted: Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden Album Valley Forge High Water Mark Hold At All Cost The Devil to Pay All about The Battle of Gettysburg

Big fucking +1 I was just gonna post this!

Paschendale - Iron Maiden

In a foreign field he lay
lonely soldier unknown grave
on his dying words he prays
tell the world of Paschendale

Relive all that he's been through
last communion of his soul
rust your bullets with his tears
let me tell you 'bout his years

Laying low in a blood filled trench
killing time 'til my very own death
on my face I can feel the falling rain
never see my friends again
in the smoke in the mud and lead
the smell of fear and the feeling of dread
soon be time to go over the wall
rapid fire and the end of us all

Whistles, shouts and more gun-fire
lifeless bodies hang on barbed wire
battlefield nothing but a bloody tomb
be reunited with my dead friends soon
many soldiers eighteen years
drowned in mud, no more tears
surely a war no one can win
killing time about to begin

Home, far away. From the war, a chance to live again
Home, far away. But the war, no chance to live again

The bodies of ours and our foes
the sea of death it overflows
in no-man's land God only knows
into jaws of death we go...

Crucified as if on a cross
allied troops, they mourn their loss
German war propaganda machine
such before has never been seen
swear I heard the angels cry
pray to God no more may die
so that people know the truth
tell the tale of Paschendale

Cruelty has a human heart
every man does play his part
terror of the men we kill
the human heart is hungry still

I stand my ground for the very last time
gun is ready as I stand in line
nervous wait for the whistle to blow
rush of blood and over we go...

Blood is falling like the rain
its crimson cloak unveils again
the sound of guns can't hide their shame
and so we die in Paschendale

Dodging shrapnel and barbed wire
running straight at canon fire
running blind as I hold my breath
say a prayer symphony of death
as we charge the enemy lines
a burst of rounds and we go down
I choke I cry but no one hears
feel the blood go down my throat

Home, far away. From the war, a chance to live again
Home, far away. But the war, no chance to live again
Home, far away. From the war, a chance to live again
Home, far away. But the war, no chance to live again

See my spirit on the wind
across the lines beyond the hill
friend and foe will meet again
those who died at Paschendale


Aces High - Iron Maiden

There goes the siren that warns of the air raid
Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak
Out for the scramble weve got to get airborne
Got to get up for the coming attack.

Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines
Remove all the wheelblocks theres no time to waste
Gathering speed as we head down the runway
Gotta get airborne before its too late.

Running, scrambling, flying
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Run, live to fly, fly to live. aces high.

Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers
Let off a sharp burst and then turn away
Roll over, spin round and come in behind them
Move to their blindsides and firing again.

Bandits at 8 oclock move in behind us
Ten me-109s out of the sun
Ascending and turning our spitfires to face them
Heading straight for them I press down my guns

Rolling, turning, diving
Rolling, turning, diving, going in again
Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die
Run, live to fly, fly to live, aces high.

Craig Morgan Paradise

He served in Panama

Cadence:
I don't know why I left (I don't know why I left)
But I know it won't be long (But I know it won't be long)
No it won't be long (No it won't be long)
Till I get back home

They gave me a green uniform and black boots for my feel
Eighteen and wild as hell, I thought it would be neat
They put me on a plane to some strange and foreign land
I said my good-bye to mom and dad and hello to Uncle Sam

Once I was a soldier and not afraid to die
Now I'm a little older and not afraid to cry
Everyday I'm thankful just to be alive
When you've been where I've been any kind of life
Is paradise

Christmas of eighty-nine was a lonely time for me
Panama was probably fine but it was nothing like Tennessee
I never thought the day would come when I might have to kill a man
I did not sleep a wink that night but we won for Uncle Sam

Once I was a soldier and not afraid to die
Now I'm a little older and not afraid to cry
Everyday I'm thankful just to be alive
When you've been where I've been any kind of life
Is paradise

If you've been where I've been any kind of life
Is paradise

It's paradise
Paradise

Luke Strickland American by God's Amazing Grace.

He served in Iraq with I believe the Arkansas National Guard

lyrics to American By God's Amazing Grace :
Bottom of my boots sure are gettin' worn
there's a lot of holes in this faded uniform
My hands are black with dirt and so is my face
I aint never been to hell
but it couldn't be any worse than this place.
Tell my wife don't worry 'cause I know what to do
it makes you feel better sometimes, but don't know if it's true.
I know if I die it's just my time to go
but I pray to God every day that I may get back home.

Well when you've seen what I've seen
things don't seem so bad
quit worrying 'bout what you aint got, thank God for what you have
'Cause I could be raising my family in this place
but I was born an American
by Gods Amazing Grace.

For the last twelve months I've had a new address
the neighborhood smells like sewerage and the streets are lined with trash.
You never know what's gonna be the next thing to explode
but unlike these people, I have another home.
It breaks my heart to see these kids out on the streets
walking barefoot through the trash, diggin' for something to eat.
I give them what I got, just to let them know I care
and I thank God it's not my son that's standing there.

Well when you've seen what I've seen
things don't seem so bad
quit worrying 'bout what you aint got, thank God for what you have
'Cause I could be raising my family in this place
but I was born an American
by Gods Amazing Grace.

You want to talk about it, you better keep it short
cause I got a lot of lost time I gotta make up for.
Really don't care why Bush went in to Iraq
I know what I done there and I'm damn sure proud of that.
You got somethin' bad to say about the USA
you better save it for different ears 'less you want to crawl away.
And I laugh in your face when you say you've got it bad
until you've spent some time on the streets of Baghdad

Well when you've seen what I've seen
things don't seem so bad
quit worrying 'bout what you aint got, thank God for what you have
'Cause you could be raising your family in this place
but you were born in America, By God's Amazing Grace!!!!
[ American By God's Amazing Grace Lyrics on http://www.lyricsmania.com/ ]

In addition to "Don't Tread on Me" which was posted, Metallica has a few:

No Remorse No mercy for what we are doing No thought to even what we have done We don't need to feel the sorrow No remorse for the helpless one War without end No remorse No repent We don't care what it meant Another day Another death Another sorrow Another breath No remorse No repent We don't care what it meant Another day Another death Another sorrow Another breath Blood feeds the war machine as it eats its way across the land We don't need the feel the sorrow No remorse is the one command War without end No remorse No repent We don't care what it meant Another day Another death Another sorrow Another breath No remorse No repent We don't care what it meant Another day Another death Another sorrow Another breath Only the strong survive No one to save the weaker race We are ready to kill all comers Like a loaded gun right at your face War without end No remorse No repent We don't care what it meant Another day Another death Another sorrow Another breath No remorse No repent We don't care what it meant Another day Another death Another sorrow Another breath Attack Bullets are flying People are dying with madness surrounding all hell's breaking loose Soldiers are hounding Bodies are mounting cannons are shouting to take their abuse With war machines going Blood starts to flowing No mercy given to anyone hear The furious fighting Swords are like lighting It all becomes frightening to you Know death is near No remorse

For Whom The Bell Tolls Make his fight on the hill in the early day Constant chill deep inside Shouting gun, on they run through the endless grey On the fight, for they are right, yes, by who's to say? For a hill men would kill, why? They do not know Suffered wounds test there their pride Men of five, still alive through the raging glow Gone insane from the pain that they surely know For whom the bell tolls Time marches on For whom the bell tolls Take a look to the sky just before you die It is the last time you will Blackened roar massive roar fills the crumbling sky Shattered goal fills his soul with a ruthless cry Stranger now, are his eyes, to this mystery He hears the silence so loud Crack of dawn, all is gone except the will to be Now the will see what will be, blinded eyes to see For whom the bell tolls Time marches on For whom the bell tolls

Disposable Heroes Bodies fill the fields I see, hungry heroes end No one to play soldier now, no one to pretend running blind through killing fields, bred to kill them all Victim of what said should be a servant `til I fall Soldier boy, made of clay now an empty shell twenty one, only son but he served us well Bred to kill, not to care just do as we say finished here, Greeting Death he's yours to take away Back to the front you will do what I say, when I say Back to the front you will die when I say, you must die Back to the front you coward you servant you blindman Barking of machinegun fire, does nothing to me now sounding of the clock that ticks, get used to it somehow More a man, more stripes you bare, glory seeker trends bodies fill the fields I see the slaughter never ends Soldier boy, made of clay now an empty shell twenty one, only son but he served us well Bred to kill, not to care just do as we say finished here, Greeting Death he's yours to take away Back to the front you will do what I say, when I say Back to the front you will die when I say, you must die Back to the front you coward you servant you blindman Why, Am I dying? Kill, have no fear Lie, live off lying Hell, Hell is here I was born for dying Life planned out before my birth, nothing could I say had no chance to see myself, molded day by day Looking back I realize, nothing have I done left to die with only friend Alone I clench my gun Soldier boy, made of clay now an empty shell twenty one, only son but he served us well Bred to kill, not to care just do as we say finished here, Greeting Death he's yours to take away Back to the front you will do what I say, when I say Back to the front you will die when I say, you must die Back to the front you coward you servant you blindman Back to the front.

One (Hetfield,ulrich) I Can't Remember Anything Can't Tell If this Is True or Dream Deep down Inside I Feel to Scream this Terrible Silence Stops Me Now That the War Is Through with Me I'm Waking up I Can Not See That There Is Not Much Left of Me Nothing Is Real but Pain Now Hold My Breath as I Wish for Death Oh Please God,wake Me Back in the Womb its Much Too Real in Pumps Life That I must Feel but Can't Look Forward to Reveal Look to the Time When I'll Live Fed Through the Tube That Sticks in Me Just like a Wartime Novelty Tied to Machines That Make Me Be Cut this Life off from Me Hold My Breath as I Wish for Death Oh Please God,wake Me Now the World Is Gone I'm Just One Oh God,help Me Hold My Breath as I Wish for Death Oh Please God Help Me Darkness Imprisoning Me All That I See Absolute Horror I Cannot Live I Cannot Die Trapped in Myself Body My Holding Cell Landmine Has Taken My Sight Taken My Speech Taken My Hearing Taken My Arms Taken My Legs Taken My Soul Left Me with Life in Hell

Hetfield is/was a hunter, not sure how he is on the 2A.

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Paul Hardcastle
19

Hardcastle 19

Montgomery Gentry

Didn' I

Didn't I make you proud?
Go and lay my life down when you called my name?
I thought I stood for somethin'
Was doin' the right thing when I went away

Now being back should be so simple
But I keep gettin' these mixed signals from everyone
Why do folks sit and judge me
Who aint seen what I've seen or did what I done?

(Chorus)
Didn't I burn?
Didn't I bleed enough for you?
I faced your fears,
Felt pain,
So you won't have to
Yeah didn't I do my best
And wasn't home here when I left?

I've seen boys fall to pieces
Grown men cry out for Jesus 'til they're black and blue
I thought God was on our side...
Weren't we supposed to be the good guys that would never lose?

'Cause I don't see no ticker tape
or five mile parade sayin' "thank you son"
Just folks that sit and judge me
Who aint seen what I've seen or did what I done

(Repeat Chorus)
Didn't I burn?
Didn't I bleed enough for you?
I faced your fears,
Felt pain,
So you won't have to
Yeah didn't I do my best
And wasn't home here when I left?

Artist: Demon Hunter
Album: The Triptych
Song: The Soldier's Song


Through the clouds of fallen ash,
a lonely mother's cry
Among the fields of broken glass
the loyal few will rise
Faith now regained
Finding strenght within the void,
of raging fire ignites
A spark of ever-burning power
and conviction to fight
Pride be your name
They will spit upon the honor that
you guard with your life
And run to hide in selfish fear
when threat of death is in sight
Lay down your shame

(Pre-chorus:)
Armed with resistance and blind to the cost
They say your purpose is mindless and lost
But we don't adhere to the slader they spill
We mourn with your losses and stand by your will

(Chorus:)
These tears we spill
They haunt us still
The cries of the weak lie quiet in sleep
Beneath our feet

We are the sons of holy wrath,
a shining light in the dark
The ones who walk amongst despair,
no sign of fear in our hearts
Stand in death's way
Shut out the voice of mindlessness,
open your eyes to the truth
Believe the words that stand the test
and not the slurs of the youth
You're not what they say

(Pre-chorus)

(Chorus)

Turn over the tables and watch them run
You'll be the weapon they can't outgun

(Chorus)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5OQHjTUYkE&feature=related

SLAYER - Diabolus In Musica


Point

I'm the one that brings you war
Infiltrate unguarded shores
Master of afflicting pain
Point is where all die

I'm the one to taste your blood
Trashing through the crimson mud
Messenger of all demise
Point is where I reign
Piercing, impaling, no judgement, just punishment
Discrete, annihilate assault with no regret

I'm the one to taste your death
Basking in your dying breath
Messenger of all demise
Point is where all die
Piercing, impaling no judgement, just punishment
Discreate, annihilate assault with no regret

Born to kill sweep and clear
Staring down the face of fear
Shrapnel flies dehumanize
Flesh and blood will fertilize
Empty all the magazines
Lethal spray from M-16's
Pace the march and sing the song
Right the fuck where I belong
Stained in blood

No fear - no sound

Penetrate your holy ground
Leave you where your comrades lie
Point is where all die
Pure destruction has begun
Fearlessly the battle's won
Spread extinction through the dawn
Signature of wrath is spawned
Minister of death unleashed
My lust for war will never cease
With no remorse I watch you die
Body count's the bottom line
Crashing slashing to the end
Your final pulse has just been spent
Leave you where your comrades lie
Point is where all fucking die

Crashing slashing to the end
Your final pulse has just been spent
Leave you where your comrades lie
Stained in blood

No fear - no pain - no life

Clouded skies rain only death
Silence all opposing threats
Quench the hunger of my gun
Exploding cities overrun
I'm the one to taste your death
Basking in your dying breath
Messenger of all demise
Point is where all die

For post 2000...

Dropkick Muryphys

Far Away Coast

Here in the trenches the fist of the Beast
For fear of an atmosphere poisoned deceased
With a gas mask to keep me from breathing my death
It's American soil I hope for at best
But the duty I serve can't begin to compare
To my ancestors battles and wars through the years
Though the loneliness strikes like an enemy shell
I pray for my home but still sit here in hell.

[Chorus:]
Sail away to a place that's unknown
Taken away from my friends and my home
To a place they call sacred
A place I call hell
I long for that corner I once knew so well.

Go to the grind it's all that I have
Work on and on with nothing to show
But a graying face in this dying place
That's a lock in my solitude
I think of a place on a faraway coast
Where friends are so dear and there's reason to toast
A cloudy image of a Middle East land
Comes down and wrecks my hopeful thoughts.

[Chorus]

[Repeat first verse]

[Chorus]

Street Dogs...

Back to the World

[Chorus:]
I got to go back to the world
Back to my girl
Back to my family and kids
Have to go and see my home again
Don't want my life to end
Before my time is due
And the kids are big

Just got the postal package from my wife and kids
It brings me comfort while I'm stuck in this desert mess
But don't get me wrong, perform my mission
Just sounding off on my homesick condition
Got to get out, a short timer, my heart it begs for home

[Chorus]

Seen many a firefight since we deployed out here
Learned how to survive with my friends
They're focus, adrenaline and fear
But the odds haunt me, hope I don't get hit
Be that body with a flag adorned to it
I'm gonna make it, the short timer, hellbent on going home

[Chorus]

I'm not a policy maker
Just a sworn-in order taker
Doing my best to stay alive
I'm gonna make it
To conus real soon
Hope some days still lie ahead for me

[Chorus]

I've gotta go back
Too short to turn back
Gotta go back
Back to the world again

Thought this was about a guy shooting up a school?

Quoted: Offspring Hammerhead song here I am the one, Camouflage and guns, Risk my life To keep my people from harm Authority, Vested in me I sacrifice With my brothers in arms Through this doorway, What's on the other side? Never knowing Exactly what I'll find Locked and loaded Voices screaming Let's go! Come on do it! Here we go I'll take a life That others may live Oh that's just the way it goes I'll shut my eyes It hammers in my head Where it'll end Nobody knows I'll take a life Ten others may live Oh that's just the way it goes It's playing over and over in my head Where it'll end Nobody knows Stay the course Reasonable force I believe I serve a greater good Smoke and dust Enemies are crushed Nothing left Where a man once stood Through this doorway, What's on the other side? Never knowing Exactly what I'll find Locked and loaded, Voices screaming Let's go I'm just doing what I'm told I'll take a life That others may live Oh that's just the way it goes Shut my eyes It hammers in my head Where it'll end Nobody knows I'll take this life Ten others may live Oh that's just the way it goes It's playing over and over in my head Where it begins And where it'll end Nobody knows Bang, bang, It hammers in my head! Bang, bang, It hammers in my head! Bang, bang, It hammers in my head! In my head In my head Yea, Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil: for Thou art with me Locked and loaded Gonna find my truth now I'm busting through All hell breaks loose And you can all hide behind your desks now And you can cry 'teacher come help me!' Through you all My aim is true! My aim is true! My aim is true!

Black Angels

Young Men Dead

Fire for the hills pick up your feet and lets go.
Head for the hills pick up steel on your way.
And when you find a piece of them in your site,
fire at will, don't you waste no time.

Another thought of the unaware,
addiction in disguise.

With a drop of blood,
you will take them out, for me.

Fire from the hills pick up speed and lets go.
Fire for real, yeah shoot to kill with no aim.
Head for the hills, yes eyes on the camp fire glow.
Creep up there like a white mink hiding in snow.

And outta black a figure forms a soldier in the sky.
With a drop of love, trying to set you free.

Run for the hills, pick up your feet and lets go.
We did our jobs, pick up speed now lets move.
The trees cant grow without the sun in their eyes.
And we can't live if we're too afraid to die.

Hold on tight, yes hold on tight you're too slow.
Fire at the breeze that blows these thoughts through our mind.
Hire only thieves to steal the thoughts from our heads.

Quoted: Avenged Sevenfold - Critical Acclaim Shh... quiet, you might piss somebody off Like me motherfucker, you've been at it for too long While you feed off others insecurities You stand in front of me and bite the hand that feeds (Self-righteousness is wearing thin) Lies inside your head your bestfriend (Heart bleeds but not for fellow man) Broken glass, your fake reflection I've had enough its time for something real Don't respect the words you're speaking Gone too far, a clone So how does it feel to know that someones kid in the heart of america Has blood on their hands, fighting to defend your rights So you can maintain the lifestyle that insults his family's existance Well, where I'm from we have a special salute we aim high in the air Towards all those pompous assholes who spend their days pointing fingers Fuck you Shh... quiet, you might piss somebody off Like the heartbeat of this country when antagonized too long I'll be damned if you count me in as part of your generous hypocrisy Collecting enemies (Tabloid gossip queen, worthless man) There's no need for us to bury you (Selfish agenda, once again) Right this way, you've dug your own grave I've had enough its time for something real Don't respect the words you're speaking Gone too far, a clone All the way from the east to the west We've got this high society looking down on this very foundation Constantly reminding us that our actions are the cause of all their problems Pointing the fingers in every direction Blaming their own nation for who wins elections They've never contributed a fucking thing to the country they love to criticize Excuse the obscene, ignore the untrue Depictions we see, try and get through Admitting mistakes can't hurt I'm not the last but I sure ain't the first Shh be quiet, you might piss somebody off (Self-righteousness is wearing thin) Lies inside your head your bestfriend (Heart bleeds but not for fellow man) Broken glass, your fake reflection I've had enough its time for something real Don't respect these words you speak You've gone too far, a clone

Such and awesome song

Smile Empty Soul -- This Is War and a game geek (Planetside) video cut to the song)

I'm just a normal man
I wouldn't hurt nothing at all
but here we are

our leaders have a plan
I'd only kill if it's for them
now here we are

I drove in a car and flew in a plane
to come to your house and kick your door in
now it's down to this, it's just you and me
i'll blow your fucking head off for my country


I go to church and tithe
I go to work in a suit and tie
but this is war
I'm really not sure why
but the TV says that you are wrong
now here we are

chorus

my feet hurt from the sand
but still I march on gun in hand
cause this is war
this isn't what I planned
I wanted to be so much more
but this is war

chorus

WARREN ZEVON,  THE ENVOY (I CANT TYPE GOOD ENOUGH TO TYPE THE WHOLE SONG)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0ZVFOkx2fc

NUCLEAR ARMS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
ISRAEL`S ATTACKING THE IRAQ EAST
THE SYRIANS ARE MAD AT THE LEBONEASE
AND BAGDAD DOES WHAT EVER SHE PLEASE
LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER THREAT TO WORLD PEACE FOR THE ENVOY


ANOTHER GREAT SONG

Barry McGuire

EVE OF DESTRUCTION

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8SfiCnwF28

THERE MUST BE A LOT OF DUST IN THIS FUCKING ROOM. MY EYES ARE WATERING.

<------ from my avatar picture / quote
Sonata Arctica -- Replica

I'm home again, I won the war, and now I am behind your door.
I tried so hard to obey the law, and see the meaning of this all.
Remember me? Before the war.
I'm the man who lived next door.

Long ago...

As you can see, when you look at me
I'm pieces of what I used to be
It's easier when you don't see
me standing on my own two feet.
I'm taller when I sit here still
You ask are all my dreams fulfilled.
They made for me a heart of steel
the kind them bullets cannot see

Yeah...

Nothing's what it seems to be,
I'm a replica, I'm a replica
Empty shell inside of me
I'm not myself, I'm a replica of me...

The light is green, my slate is clean
new life to fill the hole in me
I had no name, last December
Christmas Eve I can't remember.

I was in a constant pain
I saw your shadow in the rain.
I painted all your pictures red,
I wish I had stayed home instead

Yeah!!

Chorus

Are you gonna leave me now, when it is all over
Are you gonna leave me, is my world all over

Raising from the place I've been,
and trying to keep my home base clean.
Now I'm here and won't go back
believe.

I fall asleep and dream a dream
I'm floating in the silent stream.
No-one placing blame on me
But nothing's what it seems to be

Yeah...

Chorus x4

I'm home again, I won the war,
and now I am behind your door.
I tried so hard to obey the law,
see the meaning of this all.

Remember me? Before the war.
I'm the man who lived...

Mike Corrado, LtCol, USMCR

On My Watch Tonight

(There are some other good youtube versions out there)

On My Watch Tonight I come from an Island In the Carolina sand Where I was broke down, Built up and reborn a fighting man My blood runs red, white and blue I’ll brave the cold, the rain, the pain and the bullets so you don’t have to Don’t worry about me; I’ll be all right Just care for your children and sleep tight I’ll keep you safe on my watch tonight It’s a long, long way from that island And a long way from home With the thought of you standing behind me I could never be alone There’s a promise I need you to make While I’m gone you take care of the love And I’ll deal with the hate Don’t worry about me; I’ll be all right Just care for your children and sleep tight I’ll keep you safe on my watch tonight Don’t worry about me; I’ll be all right Just care for your children and sleep tight I’ll keep you safe on my watch tonight

Mike Corrado Website

Just about anything by Sabaton.

In the Name of God
About the war on terror and Islam.

Hide from the public eye, choose to appear when it suits you Claim you're just, killing women and children Fight, when you choose to fight, hide in a cave when you're hunted Like a beast spawned from hell, utilizing fear Chosen by god or a coward insane? Stand up and show me your face! Suicidal, in a trance A religious army Fight without a uniform and hide in the crowd Call it holy, call it just Authorized by heaven Leave your wounded as they die, and call it gods will Run when its time to pay, fear consequence of your action Reappear, when you're almost forgotten Dream of a world in peace, yet you cause pain and destruction Kill your own, a response of your actions Captured in all you lies, fear is in your eyes Creature who's gone insane, your war is in vain Trapped in a cage of stone, we'll destroy your home Consequence of your action

Primo Victoria
About D-Day

Through the gates of hell as we make our way to heaven through the nazi lines Primo Victoria We've been training for years now we're ready to strike as the great operation begins we're the first wave on shore we're the first ones to fall yet soldiers have fallen before In the dawn they will pay with their lives as the price history's written today in this burning inferno know that nothing remains as our forces advance on the beach Aiming for heaven though serving in hell victory is ours their forces will fall Through the gates of hell as we make our way to heaven through the nazi lines Primo Victoria On the 6th of june on the shores of western europe 1944 D-day upon us We've been here before used to this kind of war crossfire grind through the sand our orders were easy it's kill or be killed blood on both sides will be spilled In the dawn, they will pay with their lives as the price history's written today now that we are at war with the axis again this time we know what will come 6th of june 1944 allies are turning the war Normandy state of anarchy overlord

One of my favorite songs of all time-
Blind Guardian - And Then There Was Silence
About the Trojan War, specifically through the eyes of Cassandra. WARNING: This song's 14 minutes long and it takes a while to analyze and intepret the lyrics so only listen to it if you have time and you like that type of thing.

Turn your head and see the fields of flames He carries along From a distant place He's on his way He'll bring decay (Don't move along 'Cause things they will go wrong The end is getting closer day by day) In shades of grey We're doomed to face the night Light's out of sight Since we've reached the point of no return We pray for starlight we wait for the moon The sky is empty Alone in the unknown We're getting nowhere We have been betrayed By the wind and rain The sacred hall's empty and cold The sacrifice made Should not be done in vain Revenge will be taken by Rome We live a lie Under the dying moon Pale-faced laughs doom Indulges in delight It's getting out of hand The final curtain will fall Hear my voice There is no choice There's no way out You'll find out We don't regret it So many men have failed But now he's gone Go out and get it The madman's head it Shall be thyne We don't regret it That someone else dies hidden in disguise Go out and get it Orion's hound shines bright Don't you think it's time to stop the chase Around the ring Just stop running running Round the ring Don't you know that fate has been decided by the gods Feel the distance, distance Out of reach Welcome to the end Watch your step, Cassandra You may fall As I've stumbled on the field Sister mine Death's a certain thing Find myself in darkest places Find myself drifting away And the other world The other world appears Find myself she dies in vain I cannot be freed I'm falling down As time runs faster Moves towards disaster The ferryman will wait for you My dear And then there was silence Just a voice from other world Like a leaf in an icy world Memories will fade Misty tales and poems lost All the bliss and beauty will be gone Will my weary soul find release for a while At the moment of death I will smile It's the triumph of shame and disease In the end Iliad Raise my hands and praise the day Break the spell show me the way In decay The flame of Troy will shine bright The newborn child will carry ruin to the hall The newborn's death would be a blessing to us all Good choice? Bad choice? Out of there You've chosen misery Power and wisdom You deny Bad choice War is the only answer When love will conquer fear So the judgement's been made to the fairest The graceful says badly he fails Warning Fear the heat of passion, father king Don't let him in Don't let her in Desire, lust, obsession Death they'll bring We can't get out Once they are in She's like the sunrise Outshines the moon at night Precious like starlight She will bring in a murderous price In darkness grows the seed of man's defeat Jealousy I can clearly see the end now I can clearly see the end now I can clearly see the end now The thread of life is spun The coin's been placed below my tongue Never give up Never give in Be on our side So we can win Never give up Never give in Be on our side Old moon's time is soon to come Nowhere to run Nowhere to hide Nothing to lose Like one we'll stand We'll face the storm Created by a man Roar roar roar roar Troy Troy Troy Troy And as the lion Slaughters man I am the wolf And you're the lamb Hallowed Troy will fall Round the walls Faith is shattered bodies fall Nowhere to run Nowhere to hide Nothing to lose Like one we'll stand It's all for one and one for all We live for will be wiped out I feel that something's wrong Surprise, surprise they're gone Full moon your time goes by And new moon's still kept our of sight We live we die Misty tales and poems lost All the bliss and beauty will be gone Will my weary soul find release for a while At the moment of death I will smile It's the triumph of shame and disease In the end Iliad Raise my hands and praise the day Break the spell show me the way In decay The flame of Troy will shine bright Roam in darkness Spread the vision We will be lost if you truly believe Troy in darkness There's a cold emptiness in our hearts That they've gone away And won't come back They'll tear down the wall to bring it in They'll truly believe in the lie, lie, lie With blossoms they'll welcome The old foe The vision's so clear When day and dream unite The end is near You better be prepared The nightmare shall be over now There's nothing more to fear Come join in our singing And dance with us now The nightmare shall be over now There's nothing more to fear The war it is over forevermore No hope The blind leads the blind Carry on Though future's denied Mare or stallion There's far more inside We are in at the kill we'll cheerfully die Misty tales and poems lost All the bliss and beauty will be gone Will my weary soul find release for a while At the moment of death I will smile It's the triumph of shame and disease In the end Iliad Raise my hands and praise the day Break the spell show me the way In decay The flame of Troy will shine bright Holy light shines on So the judgement's been made We're condemned though the trial's far ahead The crack of doom Father Your handsome son is heading home Heading home Still the wind blows Calm and silent Carries news from a distant shore Out of mind Can't get it Can't get it Out of me head Sorrow and defeat

Chris De Burgh-The Revolution Trilogy

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdT9oq7VBDA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKoSBVLV9_w

The Revolution lyrics

Wake up boys, there's a light at the window,
I can hear someone knocking on the door,
There are voices in the street,
And the sound of running feet,
And they whisper the word --
Revolution!
There are men coming down from the valleys,
There are tall ships lying off the coast,
And they carry the light,
In the dark of the night,
Like a whisper in the wind --
Revolution!
Bring my gun and a handful of silver,
By the sea we will gather for the fight,
It's been so many years,
So many tears,
We have lost once before,
Now we'll settle the score,
When our cannons will roar --
Revolution!
...
light a fire
light a firee
just light a fire

Lyrics to Light A Fire :

Watch, and wait, get ready for the sign,
There are many here among us now,
Who have not seen the light,
We must send the word to all the people in the land,
Go to every hill and mountain,
For the time is now at hand,
To light a fire!
Light a fire,
Light a fire!

Let us march the road up the rocky hill tonight,
Under cover of the darkness,
We will slip behind the lines,
And we will take the men who have stolen our land,
For the years of domination,
Hit them right between the eyes,
And light a fire!
Light a fire,
Light a fire,
They will see through the world!

Lyrics to Liberty:

Roll away the dawn,
Roll away the dawn, and let me see,
The land of the free,
Has anything changed at all;

Sweet liberty,
Sweet liberty is in our hands,
It's part of the plan,
Or is it a state of mind?

Horses and men,
Horses and men are on the field,
They didn't yield,
Many have fallen here;

Never forget,
Never forget what they have done,
The time will come,
When it will change again,
Never forget!

The Clash

"Tommy Gun"
Tommy gun
You ain't happy less you got one
Tommy gun
Ain't gonna shoot the place up
Just for fun
Maybe he wants to die for the money
Maybe he wants to kill for his country
Whatever he wants, he's gonna get it!

Tommy gun
You better strip it down for a custom run
Tommy gun
Waiting in the airport 'till kingdom come
An' we can watch you make it
On the nine o'clock news
Standing there in palestine lighting the fuse
Whatever you want, you're gonna get it

Tommy gun
You'll be dead when your war is won
Tommy gun
But did you have to gun down everyone?
I can see it's kill or be killed
A nation of destiny has got to be fulfilled
Whatever you want, you're gonna get it!

Tommy gun
You can be a hero in an age of none
Tommy gun
I'm cutting out your picture from page one
I'm gonna get a jacket just like yours
An' give my false support to your cause
Whatever you want, you're gonna get it!

Boats an' tanks and planes, it's your game
Kings an' queens an' generals learn your name
I see all the innocents, the human sacrifice
And if death comes so cheap
Then the same goes for life!

From the 70's


Roads to Moscow


Roads to Moscow
Al Stewart

They crossed over the border the hour before dawn
Moving in lines through the day
Most of our planes were destroyed on the ground where they lay
Waiting for orders we held in the wood - word from the front never came
By evening the sound of the gunfire was miles away
Ah, softly we move through the shadows, slip away through the trees
Crossing their lines in the mists in the fields on our hands and our knees
And all that I ever was able to see
The fire in the air glowing red silhouetting the smoke on the breeze
All summer they drove us back through the Ukraine
Smolyensk and Viyasma soon fell
By autumn we stood with our backs to the town of Orel
Closer and closer to Moscow they come - riding the wind like a bell
General Guderian stands at the crest of the hill
Winter brought with her the rains, oceans of mud filled the roads
Gluing the tracks of their tanks to the ground while the sky filled with snow
And all that I ever was able to see
The fire in the air glowing red silhouetting the snow on the breeze
In the footsteps of Napoleon the shadow figures stagger through the winter
Falling back before the gates of Moscow,
Standing in the wings like an avenger
And far away behind their lines the partisans are stirring in the forest
Coming unexpectedly upon their outposts, growing like a promise
You'll never know, you'll never know
Which way to turn, which way to look, you'll never see us
As we're stealing through the blackness of the night
You'll never know, you'll never hear us
And the evening sings in a voice of amber, the dawn is surely coming
The morning road leads to Stalingrad, and the sky is softly humming
Two broken Tigers on fire in the night flicker their souls to the wind
We wait in the lines for the final approach to begin
It's been almost four years that I've carried a gun
At home it'll almost be spring
The flames of the Tigers are lighting the road to Berlin
Ah, quickly we move through the ruins that bow to the ground
The old men and children they send out to face us, they can't slow us down
And all that I ever was able to see
The eyes of the city are opening now it's the end of the dream
I'm coming home, I'm coming home
Now you can taste it in the wind, the war is over
And I listen to the clicking of the train wheels as we roll across the border
And now they ask me of the time
That I was caught behind their lines and taken prisoner
"They only held me for a day, a lucky break", I say;
They turn and listen closer
I'll never know, I'll never know
Why I was taken from the line and all the others
To board a special train and journey deep into the heart of holy Russia
And it's cold and damp in the transit camp, and the air is still and sullen
And the pale sun of October whispers the snow will soon be coming
And I wonder when I'll be home again and the morning answers
"Never"
And the evening sighs and the steely Russian skies go on forever

Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2,

the first half of The Final Cut by Floyd

Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin

No QUarter by Zep

Geez,  War Pigs by Sabbath,

Born in the USA by Springsteen

Tons of stuff from the 60's

The Crown And The Ring (Lament Of The Kings)

[Joey DeMaio]

From a battle I've come
To a battle I ride
Blazing up to the sky
Chains of fate
Hold a fiery stride
I'll see you again when I die

High and mighty alone we are kings
Whirlwinds of fire we ride
Providence brought us the crown and the ring
Covered with blood and our pride

Heroes await me
My enemies ride fast
Knowing not this ride's their last
Saddle my horse as I drink my last ale
Bow string and steel will prevail

High and mighty alone we are kings
Whirlwinds of fire we ride
Providence brought us the crown and the ring
Covered with blood and our pride

Odin I await thee
Your true son am I
I hail you now as I die
I pledge you my sword and to no man I kneel
Ours is the Kingdom Of Steel

High and mighty alone we are kings
Whirlwinds of fire we ride
Providence brought us the crown and the ring
Covered with blood and our pride

www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7ZEVcVws3c


      ManOwar      

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Quoted: Offspring Hammerhead song here I am the one, Camouflage and guns, Risk my life To keep my people from harm Authority, Vested in me I sacrifice With my brothers in arms Through this doorway, What's on the other side? Never knowing Exactly what I'll find Locked and loaded Voices screaming Let's go! Come on do it! Here we go I'll take a life That others may live Oh that's just the way it goes I'll shut my eyes It hammers in my head Where it'll end Nobody knows I'll take a life Ten others may live Oh that's just the way it goes It's playing over and over in my head Where it'll end Nobody knows Stay the course Reasonable force I believe I serve a greater good Smoke and dust Enemies are crushed Nothing left Where a man once stood Through this doorway, What's on the other side? Never knowing Exactly what I'll find Locked and loaded, Voices screaming Let's go I'm just doing what I'm told I'll take a life That others may live Oh that's just the way it goes Shut my eyes It hammers in my head Where it'll end Nobody knows I'll take this life Ten others may live Oh that's just the way it goes It's playing over and over in my head Where it begins And where it'll end Nobody knows Bang, bang, It hammers in my head! Bang, bang, It hammers in my head! Bang, bang, It hammers in my head! In my head In my head Yea, Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil: for Thou art with me Locked and loaded Gonna find my truth now I'm busting through All hell breaks loose And you can all hide behind your desks now And you can cry 'teacher come help me!' Through you all My aim is true! My aim is true! My aim is true!

That song is about a school shooting. From the wikipedia article :

"Song meaning
According to singer/guitarist Dexter Holland, the song is about school shootings.[4] This is supported by the closing lyrics "and you can all hide behind your desks now/and you can cry teacher come help me". Lead guitarist Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman elaborated on this, stating that the initial lyrics are from the perspective of a soldier who believes that everything he does is for the greater good - "take a life that others may live". He is affected by a huge force (Hammerhead - "it hammers in my head") in his mind that makes him deluded.[5] The true nature of the song - that the narrator is actually a school shooter - is only revealed towards the end."

I dont know why I didnt think of this one before, but it is a GREAT song about war.

Into Battle by Ensiferum
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We left our homes behind, now we're following the wolves' trail
Through the deepest forests, beneath the stars we ride
I can see the moon glowing red like the blood of warriors
There's a prophecy, that tonight many men will die
The fire will burn forever in our passionate hearts
Our destinies are calling us now
We are ready to take their lives

Into battle we ride with Gods by our side
We are strong and not afraid to die
We have an urge to kill and our lust for blood has to be fulfilled
WE'LL FIGHT TILL THE END! And send our enemies straight to Hell!

Prominent leaders, cast your swords in the wind as a sign of war
Men, prepare for death, 'cause we might never return

Blood will spill and heads will fall
As the swords sparkle, lights the night
The ground rumbles as we attack
In the throes of rage, we will fight
The lightning's flash, the thunder's roar
Will petrify the weak
We'll show no mercy, we'll kill them all!
We are sworn in the name of steel