For There Is War
1999 · R.I.P. D & L 09 · Virginia
- Artist
- October 31
- Title
- For There Is War
- Release
- Meet Thy Maker
- Year
- 1999
- Label
- R.I.P. # D & L 09
- Format
- CD · Album
- Country
- Virginia, USA
- Genre
- Metal · Heavy Metal
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation — Metal Songs
"For There Is War"
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Lyrics
English: War / Inside his mind it's '69 / Somewhere in Vietnam / Yes, in his head there's millions dead / From guns, grenades, and bombs / For he's the one that feels the thunder / A prisoner of the times / Just trapped alone in a mental shock / And wanting just to die / As evil unfolds before the eyes / The horror of killing another man / One nation under God / For all around him there is pain / So is the wage of sin / The memories on the battlefield / Are buried deep within / For now the future's only past / And broken is this man / Eternally his life was lost / While fighting for his land / As evil unfolds before the eyes / The horror of killing another man / One nation under God / War! Forever there is war! For there is war! / He can thank the USA / For the way he feels today / For there is war! There is war / I see them all around me / They're all living just to die / Just trying to make their way / And moving on / But nothing stops the torment / Of those days in Vietnam / As the battle in their minds / Is raging on /Shellshocked mindless madmen / For deep inside there is war / They had the strength of courage / And they had the will to fight / But in the end they learned / Just how to die / And as they live the terror / Of a time so long ago / It's now too late /To save their wasted lives / And so again the music plays / The battle hymn of war / For there is war / And every night within the dark / Those nightmares comes again / For there is war / War / So here's the…
About the artist
Traditional Heavy Metal band formed 1995 in Arlington, Virginia, fronted by King Fowley (also of Deceased) with Brian Williams (guitar) and Jim Hunter (bass). [Source: BNR Metal]