One more step
we come to a standstill
We come to a halt
I hold my breathe
eyes locked on target
and wait for the call
Seconds feel like days
I draw my gun
Target is neutralized
I reload
Ready aim fire and kill
I advance
Switch to my side arm
and empty my clip as I scream
fire the battery
no retreat and give no quarter
Hold the line and push them back
I drop my gun and fall to my knees filled with broken steel from the explosion
Shards cut straight through my face
Iron is all I can taste
Everything starts to seem far away I can't remember where I am
I just need some rest
I just need to get some sleep
A blast knocks me back from my mind
My heart beating out through my chest as I rip out the metal encased in my thigh
I lash out as i slice and I cut and I gut the men standing over me
I climb to my feet as the blood paints me red I run forward and scream
I WON'T DIE
x4
I stand tall
Command the tides of war
My enemies will fall
Marching forth
Against opposing force
and I will kill them all
X2
Midwestern prog-metal stalwarts go for the throat on their new EP, featuring a roiling cover of the Smashing Pumpkins' “1979.” Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 7, 2019