I've been writing a lot of war lyrics recently. Anyway, I'm still practicing with more descriptive language, and this was hopefully a step in the right direction. I hope you enjoy these lyrics, and leave me a comment if you have any advice!
Called to War
The boys have their orders
Their summoned to fight
The siren is screaming
In bloodlust delight
The red phone is ringing
And people are screaming
The president lies and says it's all right
The world goes silent to watch and wait
Preachers claim all can be saved by faith
But they're called to war, there's no one to care
The world's going to burn by apocalyptic affair
The skies turn to red
As the jets roar up high
The children are screaming
And women scream "why"
Has god gone and left them
There's nothing to question
As death rains down from the sky
The world goes silent to watch and wait
Preachers claim all can be saved by faith
But they're called to war, there's no one to care
The world's going to burn by apocalyptic affair
Choked by his fear
It's a young boy's first kill
Commander tells him to move
But he has not the will
The bullets keep screeching
And the wounded keep reaching
But there's no hope for them still
The world goes silent to watch and wait
Preachers claim all can be saved by faith
But they're called to war, there's no one to care
The world's going to burn by apocalyptic affair
They drop the bomb cause they're called to war
Death's greedy hand grabs and cries for more
There's no hope now the apocalypse is here
The world will be drowned in darkness and fear
The world goes silent to watch and wait
Preachers claim all can be saved by faith
But they're called to war, there's no one to care
The world's going to burn by apocalyptic affair
So, this song is about a fictitious war which brings about a nuclear apocalypse. I'm considering writing a concept album about nuclear armageddon and using this as the introduction. Anyway, this song isn't perfect lyrically. To me, there were lines that felt a bit strange, and I'm going to try to reword them. The song will probably lean more to the heavy metal genre, like most of my war songs. Anyway, if you enjoyed these lyrics or have any comments, please let me know!