Eric B. & Rakim - Casualties Of War Lyrics
Casualties of war!Casualties of war; as I approach the barricadeWheres the enemy? who do I invade?Bullets of teflon, bulletproof vest ripTear ya outta ya frame with a bag full of clipsCause I got a family that waits for my returnTo get back home is my main concernIma get back to new york in one pieceBut Im bent in the sand that is hot as the city streetsSky lights up like fireworks blind meBullets, whistlin over my head remind me...President bush said attackFlashback to nam, I might not make it backMissile hits the area, screams wake me upFrom a war of dreams, heat up the m-16Basic training, trained for tortureTake no prisoners, and I just caught yaAddicted to murder, send more bodybagsThey cant identify em, leave the nametagsI get a rush when I see blood, dead bodies on the floorCasualties of war! (4x)Day divides the night and night divides the dayIts all hard work and no playMore than combat, its far beyond thatCause I got a kill or be killed kind of attackAreas mapped out, therell be no, strategoMe and my platoon make a boom wherever we goBut what are we here for? whos on the other side of the wall?Somebody give the president a callBut I hear warfare scream through the airBack to the battlegrounds, its war they declareA desert storm: lets see who reigns supremeSomething like monopoly: a government schemeGo to the army, be all you can beAnother dead soldier? hell no, not meSo I start letting off ammunition in every directionAllah is my only protectionBut wait a minute, saddam hussein prays the sameAnd this is asia, from where I cameIm on the wrong side, so change the targetShooting at the general; and wheres the sergeant?Blame it on john hardy hawkins for bringing me to americaNow its mass hysteriaI get a rush when I see blood, dead bodies on the floorCasualties of war! (4x)The war is over, for now at leastJust because they lost it dont mean its peaceIts a long way home, its a lot to think aboutWhole generation, left in doubtInnocent families killed in the midstItll be more dead people after thisSo Im glad to be alive and walkinHalf of my platoon came home in coffinsExcept the general, buried in the stormIn bits and pieces no need to look for emI played it slick and got away with itRigged it up so they would think they did itNow Im home on reserves and you can betWhen they call, Im going awolCause it aint no way Im going back to warWhen I dont know who or what Im fighting forSo I wait for terrorists to attackEvery time a truck backfires I fire backI look for shelter when a plane is over meRemember pearl harbor? new york could be over, gKamikaze, strapped with bombsNo peace in the east, they want revenge for saddamDid I hear gunshots, or thunder?No time to wonder, somebodys going underPut on my fatigues and my camoflougeTake control, cause Im in chargeWhen I snapped out of it, it was blood, dead bodies on the floorCasualties of war! (4x)
