Текст песни M. I. A., Avenged Sevenfold

Staring at the carnage,
Praying that the sun would never rise,
Living another day in disguise.
These feelings can't be right.
Lend me your courage to stand up and fight.

Tonight...

Stand up and fight...

The fighting rages on and on.
To challenge me you must be strong.
I walk your land, but don't belong.
Two million soldiers can't be wrong.

It's no fun but I've been here before,
Far from home and fighting your war.
(Not the way I pictured this, I wanted better things)
Some are scared, others killing for fun,
I shot a mother right in front of her son.
(Take this from my consciousness
And please erase my dreams).

Fight for honor, fight for your life!
Pray to God that our side is right.
Even though we won I still may lose,
Until I make it home to you.
I see our mothers filled with tears.
Grew up so fast, where did those years go?
Memories won't let you cry,
Unless I don't return tonight.

So many soldiers on the other side,
I take their lives so they can't take mine.
(Scared to make it out alive,
Now murder's all I know)
Nobody tells me all the reasons we're here,
I have my weapon, so there's nothing to fear.
(Another day, another life,
But nothing real to show for).

Fight for honor, fight for your life!
Pray to God that our side is right.
Even though we won, I still may lose,
Until I make it home to you.
I see our mothers filled with tears.
Grew up so fast, where did those years go?
Memories won't let you cry,
Unless I don't return tonight.

Staring at the carnage,
Praying that the sun would never rise,
Living another day in disguise.
These feelings can't be right,
Lend me your courage to stand up and fight.

Watching the death toll rise,
Wondering how I'm alive.
Stranger's blood on my hands,
I've shot all I can.
There are no silent nights,
Watching your brothers all die!
To destroy all their plans with no care for me
(No thought of me)
No thought of me.

Walk the city lonely,
Memories that haunt are passing by.
A murderer walks your streets tonight.
Forgive me for my crimes.
Don't forget that I was so young, fought so scared
In the name of God and the country.