Casualties Of War

Casualties of war!

Casualties of war; as I approach the barricade

Wheres 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

Ima get back to new york in one piece

But Im 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 cant identify em, leave the nametags

I get a rush when I see blood, dead bodies on the floor

Casualties of war! Casualties of war! Casualties of war! Casualties of war!

Day divides the night and night divides the day

Its all hard work and no play

More than combat, its far beyond that

Cause I got a kill or be killed kind of attack

Areas mapped out, therell be no, stratego

Me and my platoon make a boom wherever we go

But what are we here for? whos 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, its war they declare

A desert storm: lets 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

Im on the wrong side, so change the target

Shooting at the general; and wheres the sergeant?

Blame it on john hardy hawkins for bringing me to america

Now its mass hysteria

I get a rush when I see blood, dead bodies on the floor

Casualties of war! Casualties of war! Casualties of war! Casualties of war!

The war is over, for now at least

Just because they lost it dont mean its peace

Its a long way home, its a lot to think about

Whole generation, left in doubt

Innocent families killed in the midst

Itll be more dead people after this

So Im 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 Im home on reserves and you can bet

When they call, Im going awol

Cause it aint no way Im going back to war

When I dont know who or what Im 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, somebodys going under

Put on my fatigues and my camoflouge

Take control, cause Im in charge

When I snapped out of it, it was blood, dead bodies on the floor

Casualties of war! Casualties of war! Casualties of war! Casualties of war!