War Machine -JoeNC

War Machine
About the military industrial complex.
[VERSE 1]
You pray for peace, Through an iron fist
You start a war, With a Judas kiss
A crooked smile, you try to hide
All the death, Locked deep inside
You paint a picture, with blood of the weak
You tell stories, Full of deceit
Print your money, on worthless stock
You call for death, at the tick of a clock (tick, tock)
[GUITAR SOLO]
[VERSE 2]
He had dreams of what he'd be
Had no clue what he'd see
The war started before he was born
His combat fatigues, now tattered and torn
[VERSE 3]
A wife at home working all day
With a baby on the way
She drops to her knees to pray
Hoping he’ll see his daughter some day
[BRIDGE 1]
You follow that dream
but it's not what it seems
They raise the flag
And the bodies they tag
An enemy on a foreign shore
or a profit behind a boardroom door
As empty shells pile up on the floor
[VERSE 3]
He pulls the trigger, As the bullets fly
As the sweat starts to burn, in his eye
His anger grows, but he doesn't know why
The last thing he heard, was his buddy cry
[BRIDGE 2]
They’re taking our youth, taking our innocence
Taken our sanity, taken the blood we shed
[CHORUS]
Gotta keep feeding that War Machine, War Machine
Gotta keep feeding, feeding
Gotta keep feeding the War Machine
Believe what you see, not what you’re told
Wars bought and sold, follow the gold
Gotta keep feeding that War Machine, War Machine
Gotta keep feeding, feeding
Gotta keep feeding the War Machine
When I was hungry, did you give me something to eat
When I was thirsty, Did you give me something to drink
When I was a stranger, did you let me in
When I was in prison, were you still my friend
[GUITAR SOLO]
[CHORUS]
Gotta keep feeding that War Machine, War Machine
Gotta keep feeding, feeding
Gotta keep feeding the War Machine
Don’t be alarmed and let your love grow cold
Believe what you see, not what you’re told
Don’t shrink back, time for the bold
Wars bought and sold, follow the gold
Gotta keep feeding that War Machine, War Machine
Gotta keep feeding, feeding
Gotta keep feeding the War Machine
[BRIDGE]
Bullets for blood
Lead for gold
Lives of Soldiers
Are bought and sold
Wave your flag
Save your soul
Scars replace hope
In a bottle of dope
[CHORUS]
Gotta keep feeding that War Machine, War Machine
Gotta keep feeding, feeding
Gotta keep feeding the War Machine
Gotta keep feeding that War Machine, War Machine
Gotta keep feeding, feeding
Gotta keep feeding the War Machine
[BRIDGE]
Bullets for blood
Led for gold
Lives of Soldiers
Are bought and sold
Wave your flag
Save your soul
Scars replace Dreams
It's not what it seems
[CHORUS]
Gotta keep feeding that War Machine, War Machine
Gotta keep feeding, feeding
Gotta keep feeding the War Machine
[OUTRO]
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars,
but see to it that you are not alarmed.
Such things must happen,
but the end is still to come.

[@mikedeese7029]

Gotta watch out for those warmongers