The Glorious Dead

I'm a human being

And I killed human beings

And I did it in my society

Blood on your hands

As you put them near the hole in your chest

Where the bullet struck

And threw you flat into the mud

Come on lads

The bastards soon will be defeated

"God's on our side", is what you heard

When all went black

For god and the country

We raise our heads

All real heroes die

The glorious dead

From this point of view

It all looks very different

As you cough up blood

And an intense cold runs up your spine

No one ever told you

That it could be like this

Dehumanized, no respect for life

You want to cry

For god and the country

We raise our heads

Or ideals that weren't yours

The glorious dead

Misguidance was your undoing

Death stares you in the face

Memories past times flash by

As they declare you dead

For god and the country

You raised our head

Who remembers our name

The glorious dead