Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum

What nameless faceless souls we are
Condemned to die far from our shore
We knew what war was like
But not like this
Back home they give us orders
From their place of rest
But here
We breathe in sulfur smoke and mist
We are the bringers of death

Looking across the wasteland
I find German eyes
Staring me down from the trench
He just reloaded
Am I in his sight?
We didnt kill him fast enough
He pulls the trigger, fire opens up
The bullets fly past my head,
But I look back and you are dead

Throughout this crucible
We've been through it all
Now German steel
Has shattered your skull
Your breathing comes to a stop,
I'll never hear your voice again,
Of all the Huns' atrocities
This is the top
When will this damn war end?

What are we doing here?
We're dying
And our echoes go unheard
While we're in this trench
Killing out of fear
Back home we all know that
The war is absurd
But maybe this will be the end of war
It's the only thing we have left to fight for

I'm leaving the trench,
I've got nothing left
I crawl through the gap
In the makeshift fence,
A shell explodes far off to my side
But I already know this is suicide
I reach the German trench,
I jump down inside,
I thrust my trench spike
Into the bastard's eye,
His blood pours down my arm
And I'm deafened by his tortured cries,
I pull it out,
Bludgeon his skull
And he dies.

The Hun behind him pulls his trigger,
With rage from the depths of his heart,
I'm at point blank and
I'm torn apart.
We're all demons on the battlefield
Our souls defiled to the core
Nothing can justify our actions but
If you want peace prepare for war