To the Core

Adrenaline
It doesn't start at boot camp
Its the moment you sign your name
Telling the recruiter
Your theirs for the next 20 yrs
In this process
You've become unified
Into a brotherhood unlike any other
A family of soldiers
The few the proud
Driven to keeping the people safe
No matter the cost
You are taught to live by Semper Fidelis
And to value each individual life
Sworn to protect Fortitudine
No matter the consequences
If it means to sacrifice our life
Its a sacrifice worth making
No act of selflessness is greater
For the safety of others
We shall protect and be their shield
If we shall fall
Then our memories
And the actions of deeds done
Will live on in the lives saved
And the loved ones we've cherished
We will live on
To The Core