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Created on: May 03, 2009
Warriors come and go
Iwo Jima, one hell of a show,
Caves, death all around
Underground
Where God and heaven cannot see
Viet Nam and baby bombs
Taste defeat
Through DMZ
Terrorists and towers,
We take a stand -
Iraq and Afghanistan
Death, destruction all around
Demons hiding underground
Where God and heaven cannot see
Rip off the top
And set us free
We will return to humanity.
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