Eric B. , Rakim - Casualties of War lyrics
[Eric B. , Rakim - Casualties of War lyrics]
Causalities Of War as I
Approach the barricade
Where's 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
Wait's for my return
To get back home is my main concern
I'mma get back to New York in one piece
But, I'm bent in the sand that
Is hot as the city streets
Skylights 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 hit's 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 body bags
They can't identify 'em, leave the name tags
I get a rush when I see blood
Dead bodies on the floor causalities Of War
Causalities Of War causalities Of War
Causalities Of War
Day divides the night and
Night divides the day
It's all hard work and no play
More than combat, it's far beyond that
'Cause, I got a kill-or-be-killed
Kind of attack
Area's mapped out, there'll be no, Stratego
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 battlegrounds
It's war they declare
A Desert Storm, let's 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 lettin' 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
I'm on the wrong side, so change the target
Shootin' at the general
And where's the sergeant?
Blame it on John Hardy Hawkins
For bringin' me to America
Now it's mass hysteria
I get a rush when I see blood
Dead bodies on the floor causalities Of War
Causalities Of War causalities Of War
Causalities Of War
The war is over, for now at least
Just because they lost it
Don't mean it's peace it's a long way home
It's a lot to think about
Whole generation, left 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 coffin
Except the general, buried in the Storm
In bit's and pieces, no need to look for him
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 call, I'm going AWOL
'Cause it ain't no way I'm goin' back to war
When I don't know who or
What I'm fightin' 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, somebody's goin' under
Put on my fatigues and my camouflage
Take control, 'cause I'm in charge
When I snapped out of it, it was blood
Dead bodies on the floor causalities Of War
Causalities Of War causalities Of War
Causalities Of War
Approach the barricade
Where's 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
Wait's for my return
To get back home is my main concern
I'mma get back to New York in one piece
But, I'm bent in the sand that
Is hot as the city streets
Skylights 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 hit's 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 body bags
They can't identify 'em, leave the name tags
I get a rush when I see blood
Dead bodies on the floor causalities Of War
Causalities Of War causalities Of War
Causalities Of War
Day divides the night and
Night divides the day
It's all hard work and no play
More than combat, it's far beyond that
'Cause, I got a kill-or-be-killed
Kind of attack
Area's mapped out, there'll be no, Stratego
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 battlegrounds
It's war they declare
A Desert Storm, let's 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 lettin' 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
I'm on the wrong side, so change the target
Shootin' at the general
And where's the sergeant?
Blame it on John Hardy Hawkins
For bringin' me to America
Now it's mass hysteria
I get a rush when I see blood
Dead bodies on the floor causalities Of War
Causalities Of War causalities Of War
Causalities Of War
The war is over, for now at least
Just because they lost it
Don't mean it's peace it's a long way home
It's a lot to think about
Whole generation, left 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 coffin
Except the general, buried in the Storm
In bit's and pieces, no need to look for him
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 call, I'm going AWOL
'Cause it ain't no way I'm goin' back to war
When I don't know who or
What I'm fightin' 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, somebody's goin' under
Put on my fatigues and my camouflage
Take control, 'cause I'm in charge
When I snapped out of it, it was blood
Dead bodies on the floor causalities Of War
Causalities Of War causalities Of War
Causalities Of War