The War You Sought

by Swarzo

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1.	Siren Song 04:42	lyrics	buy track
You yearn For something more A glimpse A taste of war You long To stand where brave men stood To fight To risk it all Feel the pull but don't resist it Plunge yourself into the abyss Leave the world you know behind you For a chance to prove your virtue Go to war Prove yourself Hear the call The sirens sing your anthem Tempt you off to distant lands Where glory might be found in blood Feel the draw The quest for greater purpose Find the answers that you seek Become the soldier of your dreams Great heroes From the past A legacy that lasts You long To carve your name in stone To live forevermore Feel the pull but don't resist it Plunge yourself into the abyss Leave the world you know behind you Don't look back there's nothing there anymore Go to war Prove yourself Hear the call The sirens sing your anthem Tempt you off to distant lands Where glory might be found in blood Feel the draw The quest for greater purpose Find the answers that you seek Become the soldier of your dreams Step into the sun Feel the heat That has broken thousands Tread the rocky ground Breathe the dust Welcome to the war you sought
2.	I Am the Infantry 05:48	lyrics	buy track
Wake up Meet the sunrise Another day has dawned Gear up Grab your rifle Today could bring the fight you crave Oh Follow me I am what my country expects me to be War is my purpose Peace is my bane I am what is needed A killing machine Oh I am the Infantry Follow me Chasing Bloodshed Infantry at play Hubris Self-confidence To us it's all the same Honor Glory Words we mock and shame Out here It's clear War is just a game Frayed minds Broken bodies We do this willingly Bright-eyed Steeped in chaos We laugh at war's absurdity Oh Follow me I am what my country expects me to be War is my purpose I am the Infantry I am the Infantry Follow me Chasing Bloodshed Infantry at play Hubris Self-confidence To us it's all the same Honor Glory Words we mock and shame Out here It's clear War is just a game We're the boots on the ground Made our peace now we're battle-bound Few and foolish, insane But we know just how to play this game Grab your gear and follow me I am the Infantry Follow me I am the Infantry Follow me Chasing Bloodshed Infantry at play Hubris Self-confidence To us it's all the same Honor Glory Words we mock and shame Out here It's clear War is just a game We're the boots on the ground Made our peace now we're battle-bound Few and foolish, insane But we know just how to play this game Grab your gear and follow me I am the Infantry Follow me I am the Infantry Follow me
3.	Fire Mission 03:42	lyrics	buy track
Section Deflection Elevation Hang it, fire Rounds complete Section Deflection Elevation Hang it, fire Rounds complete Dark of night Soldiers summon the day Awaken us To illuminate their way On the sight, get the gun up, poles aligned No mistakes Speed, precision, the best there is Section Deflection Elevation Hang it, fire Rounds complete Section Deflection Elevation Hang it, fire Rounds complete Day and night Our cannon points to the sky Shakes the ground Hits the target every time On the sight, get the gun up, poles aligned No mistakes Speed, precision, the best there is Fire mission High precision devastation Fire mission High precision devastation Section Deflection Elevation Hang it, fire Rounds complete Section Deflection Elevation Hang it, fire Rounds complete Hang it, fire Rounds complete Hang it, fire Rounds complete
4.	Panjwai 04:37	lyrics	buy track
Engines roar and moon dust fills the sky Fields of green and mud brick walls pass by Sun beats down upon the land below Where death awaits at every bend in the road Lock and load Strap yourself in Keep your eyes peeled Every inch, another way to die To die Panjwai Your roads all lead to death Your soil is soaked in blood In your fields and in your villages You claim our lives Single file, we walk for miles and miles Through the fields and over walls so high Sun beats down upon the land below Where death awaits concealed by dirt and stone Lock and load Single file Keep your eyes peeled Every step, another way to die To die Panjwai Your roads all lead to death Your soil is soaked in blood In your fields and in your villages You claim our lives In the graperows, on the paths Bombs and bullets wear your name Watch your step, don't drop your guard One wrong move could be your death In the graperows, on the paths Bombs and bullets wear your name Watch your step, don't drop your guard One wrong move could be your death Panjwai Your roads all lead to death Your soil is soaked in blood In your fields and in your villages You claim our lives Panjwai Panjwai Panjwai Panjwai
5.	Fighting for Afghanistan 03:12	lyrics	buy track
Day by day fading away The will to care at all Disappointment festers inside What are we doing here? Grasping in the dark Searching for a dying ember Fighting for a purpose long forsaken Fighting for Afghanistan An errand for fools Condemned to fruitless work Like Sisyphus we go forth again Ready to waste our lives Mangled bodies Broken minds The price we pay for apathy Grasping in the dark Searching for a dying ember Fighting for a purpose Long forsaken Fighting for Afghanistan Optimistic illusions fade away Resigned to death in a war doomed to fail Fighting for Afghanistan
6.	Step by Step 04:30	lyrics	buy track
Contact Bullets crack The enemy wants to fight Beckons us with fire To a trap laid in the night Hidden just beneath the surface of their chosen ground IEDs await you, ready to be found Step by step Clear the way Guide us through the fire Left, right, left Scan the ground Ignore the shots above Every inch a deadly gamble Every moment filled with dread Step by step Clear the way across the field of death Head down Heart pounds You crouch to stay alive Muscles burn Vision blurred By the sweat that stings your eyes Everybody counting on you Following behind Every crack reminds you You're running out of time Oh Cheating death With every step Step by step Clear the way Guide us through the fire Left, right, left Scan the ground Ignore the shots above Every step a deadly gamble Every moment filled with dread Step by step Clear the way across the field of death Fear of death and lust for blood intoxicate your mind Terrified, excited Adrenalized Someone wants to kill you You're ready for the fight You are no coward Go seize this hour Do or die Step by step Clear the way Guide us through the fire Left, right, left Scan the ground Ignore the shots above Every step a deadly gamble Every moment filled with dread Step by step Clear the way across the field of death
7.	Fear and Dust 03:36	lyrics	buy track
Poor child Now you find The truth within the mire So much was at stake And lost when you agreed to play Oh A sudden hammer blow Crashes through your soul Your blood runs cold Your time is Up Brace yourself in vain Hope to just be maimed No fight to win Just fear and Limbs Stripped away Prayers unheard And lives erased Strong and Weak alike Laid to waste by random chance Well then, soldier Is this the war you sought? What would you give To walk away from this battlefield alive? Oh A sudden hammer blow Crashes through your soul Your blood runs cold Your time is Up Brace yourself in vain Hope to just be maimed No fight to win Just fear and dust
8.	All's Well as Long as You're Alive 04:57	lyrics	buy track
Oh So far away from home But you are not alone For worse, for better We're here together now For now Through endless days and sleepless nights You'll never be alone Brothers through the worst of times Together is our home Come, my brother Sit by my side And brush the fear of death aside War is hardship But don't you mind All's well as long as you're alive Among the dirt and stone We build ourselves a home No crowd is better Fight pain with laughter here No fear Soldiers, brothers bound by circumstance A bond which hardens with the times Roaming through a strange and hostile land The world we know left far behind Soldiers, brothers bound by circumstance Each man willing to fight and die Our lives beholden to the whims of chance All's well as long as you're alive You're alive Come, my brother Sit by my side And brush the fear of death aside War is hardship But don't you mind All's well as long as you're alive Pain and laughter shared into the night Illuminated by our smiles War is darkness But we're not lost The light we brought will guide us through the dark
9.	Another Life 04:14	lyrics	buy track
Cutting through the dead of night Our victory is drawing near Waiting on the rocks below We bid farewell to a world we've come to know Onward, soldier The task behind you is done You are triumphant Riding through the starry sky We leave the war behind Bound for unknown battlefields In another life Gazing our upon the stars We made it We're still alive Did we sense it at the time? That among the rocks so much was left behind? Don't look backwards The world behind you is gone You are triumphant Riding through the starry sky We leave the war behind Bound for unknown battlefields In another life Another life In another life

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released November 11, 2023

Music and lyrics: Cory Szaro
Mixing and mastering: Simone Pietroforte

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Swarzo Wilton, New Hampshire

Swarzo is Cory Szaro, a heavy metal artist from New Hampshire, USA.

Swarzo's music is a blend of metal subgenres, including elements from symphonic metal, power metal, and death metal. Its lyrics contain historical themes. ... more