Verse 1
Boots in the dust, red dawn in the sky,
Orders come down, no one asks why.
M4 on my shoulder, steel in my hand,
Marching through the fire of a shattered land.
Young and invincible, chasing a lie,
Watching another generation die.
Flags keep waving while the sirens scream,
Nothing is ever what it seems.
Pre-Chorus
The smoke won't clear, the ghosts remain,
Every victory carries pain.
Chorus
M4s and war crimes, written in the sand,
Broken promises buried across the land.
M4s and war crimes, echoes through the night,
No one really wins when the world ignites.
M4s and war crimes, history repeats,
Another fallen soldier on forgotten streets.
Verse 2
Helicopters roar like thunder above,
Turning hope to rubble, turning hate to blood.
Brothers beside me, shadows ahead,
Counting the living, remembering the dead.
Politicians talk from a distant room,
While young men march toward an early tomb.
Medals shine bright but the scars run deep,
Some wounds never let you sleep.
Pre-Chorus
The smoke won't clear, the ghosts remain,
Every victory carries pain.
Chorus
M4s and war crimes, written in the sand,
Broken promises buried across the land.
M4s and war crimes, echoes through the night,
No one really wins when the world ignites.
M4s and war crimes, history repeats,
Another fallen soldier on forgotten streets.
Bridge
I hear the names of the ones we lost,
Every mission carried a cost.
The battlefield remembers all,
Heroes rise and empires fall.
Guitar Solo
Final Chorus
M4s and war crimes, a lesson carved in stone,
The price of hatred leaves no throne.
M4s and war crimes, hear the warning call,
When war becomes the answer, humanity falls.
M4s and war crimes, fading with the dawn,
But the memories live long after we're gone.
Outro
The guns fall silent...
The ghosts remain...
And history waits...
To judge us again.
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