Rakim
Rakim - Casualties of War lyrics
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Casualties of war! Casualties of war; as I approach the barricade Where's the enemy? who do I invade? Bullets of teflonbulletproof 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 I'ma get back to new york in one piece But I'm bent in the sand that is hot as the city streets Sky lights up like fireworks blind me Bulletswhistlin over my head remind me... President bush said attack Flashback to namI might not make it back Missile hits the areascreams wake me up From a war of dreamsheat up the m-16 Basic trainingtrained for torture Take no prisonersand I just caught ya Addicted to murdersend more bodybags They can't identify emleave the nametags I get a rush when I see blooddead bodies on the floor Casualties of war! (4x) Day divides the night and night divides the day It's all hard work and no play More than combatit's far beyond that Cause I got a kill or be killed kind of attack Area's mapped outthere'll be nostratego Me and my platoon make a boom wherever we go But what are we here for? who's on the other side of the wall? Somebody give the president a call But I hear warfare scream through the air Back to the battlegroundsit's war they declare A desert storm: let's see who reigns supreme Something like monopoly: a government scheme Go to the armybe all you can be Another dead soldier? hell nonot me So I start letting off ammunition in every direction Allah is my only protection But wait a minutesaddam hussein prays the same And this is asiafrom where I came I'm on the wrong sideso change the target Shooting at the general; and where's the sergeant? Blame it on john hardy hawkins for bringing me to america Now it's mass hysteria I get a rush when I see blooddead bodies on the floor Casualties of war! (4x) The war is overfor now at least Just because they lost it don't mean it's peace It's a long way homeit's a lot to think about Whole generationleft in doubt Innocent families killed in the midst It'll be more dead people after this So I'm glad to be alive and walkin Half of my platoon came home in coffins Except the generalburied 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 I'm home on reserves and you can bet When they callI'm going awol Cause it ain't no way I'm going back to war When I don't know who or what I'm 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 overg Kamikazestrapped with bombs No peace in the eastthey want revenge for saddam Did I hear gunshotsor thunder? No time to wondersomebody's going under Put on my fatigues and my camoflouge Take controlcause I'm in charge When I snapped out of itit was blooddead bodies on the floor Casualties of war! (4x)