5 years of war
March 19, 2008 by Betmo
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“The song is about an innocent young guy, who, after the events of 9/11, wants to do his part for his country. He doesn’t know he’s going to end up in Iraq, watching the horror that’s going on there and he ends up losing his life. It’s a subject that needs to be spoken about and is in some ways, a continuation of one of the songs we did on the last album.” RC
When you’re used up, where do you go Soldier
Mother dry your eyes, there’s no need to cry
I’m not a boy, it’s what I signed up for
When you’re used up, where do you go Soldier
I can’t take the heat, and I hardly sleep anymore
What’d we come here for
Standing out here in the desert
Trying to protect an oil line
I’d really like to do my job but
This ain’t the country that I had in mind
They call this a war on terror
I see a lot of civilians dying
Mothers, sons, fathers and daughters
Not to mention some friends of mine
Some friends of mine
Was supposed to leave last week
Promises they don’t keep anymore
Got to fight the rich man’s war
When you’re used up, where do you go Soldier
Late in 2004
Comes a knock at the door
It’s no surprise
Mother dry your eyes
Hey, Betmo, five years of death for many and huge profits for a few. That’s the way our world works, isn’t it?
The little people die in the trenches while the wealthy live in luxury and have their own jets. Sounds about right, eh?
When will we ever learn?
Amazing, so many Deaths, mostly Iraqis of course, and no repercussions for those who’ve continued on this road.
Not to mention Bankrupting the country. ; (
And no Repercussions? That’s even more amazing! ; (
Good one, Betmo. When is enough, enough?
Excellent Post. I disagree with only one minor detail. From a parent’s point of view they will ALWAYS be our children. At the age of eighteen these kids are sitting ducks for military recruiters. The recruiters are well trained in the fine art of brain-washing plus they are equipped with the students’ records, and to make matters worse there is no one sitting right next to them countering their lies and omissions with genuine facts. At eighteen to twenty our children’s minds are still plastic and easily manipulated, especially when someone promises them the world without warning them about the hell of war. Worse, kids at this age think they will never die. Even if they are aware on some level as to what war is it is little more than an over-glorified football game in their minds.
As a parent of four natural children and a step mother to a wonderful step son I can say that I would be furious with any recruiter who talked one of my five children into joining the armed services at THIS time. What else can I say except maybe BORN ON THE FORTH OF JULY should be mandatory viewing in the 9th grade or earlier.
The Demander and thief says that we have made progress in Iraq but that it is fragile. He also said that we are building a nation, or used words to that effect. THIS from the man who originally thought the United States had no business building nations. As of now we have 158,000 troops in Iraq and their job is to do what the Iraqi police and military is supposed to do–patrol duty and play the part of the police and military. So when do the Iraqis do this ON THEIR OWN? It’s crazy. On the one hand polls say they want us out. But on the other hand, the Iraqi government keeps us there to do its dirty work. And that really could drag on for decades. More death, more wounded soldiers, more dead and displaced civilians. Oh joy.