Damascus Steel - WAR Chapter III: Sacrifice

In the stillness of dawn

Beneath the rising the sun

I lay quietly and hold the gun



Bell Tower that once stood tall

Has fallen in the squall

Once immaculate church is gone



Chirping birds flutter by

They scamper in the sky

The smoke is snaking on high

As we say our last goodbye



Into the distance, over the hills

Screams are an endless sound

Death and destruction, innocence killed

Bodies lie on the ground



Fight for flag

Kill or be killed

It's a carnage of war machines



Fight for country

Destroy your enemy

Conquest by any means



Fire rains from above

Close my eyes, shudder from the sound

Barks from the hounds of hell

Rage and fury all around



We were just innocent boys

Fearless, or so we thought

Sent us to certain death

Sacrifice with no forethought



Mortars are endless

No end to madness

Corpses line the ground

Madman's tyranny

Nothing but gluttony

Lucifer has been crowned



Clouds gather up above

Close my eyes, shudder from the sound

All my hope is gone

Can't escape, can't go on



Hold my hand, don't let go

I don't want to die alone

Is this the end, all that will be

Fear chills me to the bone



In the stillness of dawn

Beneath the dying the sun

Is the dream now gone?