(Verse 1 - Aggressive Vocals)
Sun-bleached camo and a heart of lead
Waking up in a valley of the dead!
Dust in my lungs, the L85 screams
Tearing through the fabric of their desert dreams!
Incoming! Hit the dirt, feel the heat
IEDs under our bleeding feet
They want a war? I’ll give ‘em hell
I’m the tolling of the funeral bell!
(Pre-Chorus - Building Tension)
I see their shadows in the compound wall
I’m the one who stands when the brothers fall
It’s not for the crown, it’s not for the flag
It’s for the name in my pocket, the photo in my bag!
(Chorus - Melodic/High Energy)
Across the world, through the fire and the haze
I’m counting down the nights and the broken days!
I’ll carve my way back to your arms tonight
Through the sand and the blood, I’m the end of the light!
For love, I kill! For you, I bleed!
The only mercy is the hollow-point seed!
(Verse 2 - Fast/Driving)
Close quarters! No room to breathe
Draw the blade, let the anger seethe!
Steel meets bone in the dead of the night
A silent ghost in the pale moonlight!
No ammo left? Use my hands, use my hate
I’m the master of my own damn fate!
One man down, two men dead
The Sangin soil is turning red!
(Breakdown - Slow, Brutal, Chugging)
(Music drops to a crushing, slow beat)
DO YOU FEEL THE COLD?
IN THE HEART OF THE HEAT?
KNIFE.
TO.
THE.
THROAT.
NO RETREAT!
NO! SURRENDER!
(Bridge - Clean/Emotional)
The letters in my vest are stained with grime
I’m just a man out of luck, out of time
But your face is the spark in the dark of the fray
I’ll survive one more death just to see one more day!
(Chorus)
Across the world, through the fire and the haze
I’m counting down the nights and the broken days!
I’ll carve my way back to your arms tonight
Through the sand and the blood, I’m the end of the light!
(Outro)
I’m coming home...
Or I’m going to hell!
(Final guttural scream)
Knife to the throat!
(Abrupt silence)