Disposable Heroes
An anti-war epic from *...And Justice for All*, 1988
Bodies fill the fields I see
Hungry heroes end
No one to play soldier now, no one to pretend
Running blind through killing fields, bred to kill them all
Chorus
Victim of what you did to me
Have a drink swill and drown
Now in your death you face the light
Verse 2
Back in the line, armed to the teeth
Blood trickles from the trench and mixes with the rain
Full metal jacket in the mouth and bang
Your brains are on the wall
Bridge
Dear Daddy, the war came to our house today
Dear Daddy, why'd they take you away?
Verse 3
Back to the front, you will do what I say
When I say
Back to the front, you will die when I say
You must die
Chorus
Back to the front, you will die when I say
You must die
Back to the front, you will die when I say
You must die
Outro
Why am I dying?
Kill, have no fear
Lie, live off lying
Hell, hell is here
I was born for dying
Life planned out before my eyes
Seeing death as the final prize
I'm a soldier, fighting not to fall
War is my master forever