[ti:Casualties Of War]
[ar:Eric B.]
[al:The 18th Letter]
[by:lrc.d4321.com]
[00:09.220] Casualties of war!
[00:18.390] Casualties of war; as I approach the barricade
[00:21.010] Wheres the enemy? who do I invade?
[00:24.010] Bullets of teflon, bulletproof vest rip
[00:25.880] Tear ya outta ya frame with a bag full of clips
[00:28.440] Cause I got a family that waits for my return
[00:30.940] To get back home is my main concern
[00:32.500] Ima get back to new york in one piece
[00:34.870] But Im bent in the sand that is hot as the city streets
[00:37.420] Sky lights up like fireworks blind me
[00:39.740] Bullets, whistlin over my head remind me...
[00:42.620] President bush said attack
[00:44.250] Flashback to nam, I might not make it back
[00:46.540] Missile hits the area, screams wake me up
[00:48.860] From a war of dreams, heat up the m-16
[00:50.850] Basic training, trained for torture
[00:53.290] Take no prisoners, and I just caught ya
[00:54.460] Addicted to murder, send more bodybags
[00:58.200] They cant identify em, leave the nametags
[01:00.290] I get a rush when I see blood, dead bodies on the floor
[01:04.410] Casualties of war! Casualties of war! Casualties of war! Casualties of war!
[01:14.340] Day divides the night and night divides the day
[01:16.900] Its all hard work and no play
[01:18.650] More than combat, its far beyond that
[01:20.770] Cause I got a kill or be killed kind of attack
[01:23.510] Areas mapped out, therell be no, stratego
[01:25.200] Me and my platoon make a boom wherever we go
[01:27.950] But what are we here for? whos on the other side of the wall?
[01:30.560] Somebody give the president a call
[01:32.000] But I hear warfare scream through the air
[01:34.740] Back to the battlegrounds, its war they declare
[01:36.870] A desert storm: lets see who reigns supreme
[01:39.460] Something like monopoly: a government scheme
[01:41.730] Go to the army, be all you can be
[01:43.980] Another dead soldier? hell no, not me
[01:46.190] So I start letting off ammunition in every direction
[01:49.070] Allah is my only protection
[01:50.490] But wait a minute, saddam hussein prays the same
[01:53.550] And this is asia, from where I came
[01:55.790] Im on the wrong side, so change the target
[01:57.920] Shooting at the general; and wheres the sergeant?
[02:00.040] Blame it on john hardy hawkins for bringing me to america
[02:02.410] Now its mass hysteria
[02:04.910] I get a rush when I see blood, dead bodies on the floor
[02:09.000] Casualties of war! Casualties of war! Casualties of war! Casualties of war!
[02:18.930] The war is over, for now at least
[02:20.740] Just because they lost it dont mean its peace
[02:22.870] Its a long way home, its a lot to think about
[02:25.110] Whole generation, left in doubt
[02:27.820] Innocent families killed in the midst
[02:29.950] Itll be more dead people after this
[02:32.310] So Im glad to be alive and walkin
[02:35.060] Half of my platoon came home in coffins
[02:36.990] Except the general, buried in the storm
[02:38.980] In bits and pieces no need to look for em
[02:41.540] I played it slick and got away with it
[02:43.910] Rigged it up so they would think they did it
[02:46.160] Now Im home on reserves and you can bet
[02:48.550] When they call, Im going awol
[02:50.480] Cause it aint no way Im going back to war
[02:52.910] When I dont know who or what Im fighting for
[02:55.160] So I wait for terrorists to attack
[02:57.530] Every time a truck backfires I fire back
[02:59.960] I look for shelter when a plane is over me
[03:02.180] Remember pearl harbor? new york could be over, g
[03:04.310] Kamikaze, strapped with bombs
[03:06.740] No peace in the east, they want revenge for saddam
[03:09.180] Did I hear gunshots, or thunder?
[03:11.050] No time to wonder, somebodys going under
[03:13.490] Put on my fatigues and my camoflouge
[03:16.010] Take control, cause Im in charge
[03:18.320] When I snapped out of it, it was blood, dead bodies on the floor
[03:22.680] Casualties of war! Casualties of war! Casualties of war! Casualties of war!