Dark Helmet

Bloodsimple

The world is fucked up and we lit the fuse
It's all used up, whatcha gonna do
There's a devil in the desert and a devil on the TV
There's a devil in the mirror and it's fuckin' with me

Turn the fuck around and you get your fuckin' face split
Turn the fuck around and you get your fuckin' face split
Turn the fuck around and you get your fuckin' face split

Mother fucker

The worlds will collide, a fire from the sky
The afterlife will await you

The man on the TV is all you need to see
Well freedom is our message, but money is the key
Media is a weapon, selling fear and deception
Painting propaganda and disbelief

Load another round and cut the fucker down
Load another round and cut the fucker down
Load another round and cut the fucker down

Load another fucking round

The worlds will collide, a fire from the sky
The afterlife awaits you
The worlds will collide, a fire from the sky
The afterlife awaits you

Shut the fuck up
Murder, shut the fuck up
Murder
Murder
Murder
Murder

Keep the public busy so they'll never see
Keep them so busy they're full of greed
Never ask a question and never ask why
Ship them to the desert now watch them die

Turn the fuck around and you get your fuckin' head split
Turn the fuck around and you get your fuckin' head
Turn the fuck around and you get your fuckin' head split

Mother fucker

Worlds will collide, a fire from the sky
The afterlife awaits you
Worlds will collide, a fire from the sky
The afterlife awaits you


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Dark Helmet Lyrics as written by Michael Kevin Kennedy Kyle D. Sanders

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    This song is about American involvement in the middle east in the eyes of a soldier questioning his/her duty: "There's a devil in the desert and a devil on the TV There's a devil in the mirror and it's fuckin' with me"

    Referring to drone attacks: "The worlds will collide, a fire from the sky The afterlife will await you"

    How the media creates support for the politicians that only line their pockets: "The man on the TV is all you need to see Well freedom is our message, but money is the key Media is a weapon, selling fear and deception Painting propaganda and disbelief"

    How will God judge you: "The worlds will collide, a fire from the sky The afterlife awaits you The worlds will collide, a fire from the sky The afterlife awaits you

    Shut the fuck up Murder, shut the fuck up Murder Murder Murder Murder"

    TR0JANon October 12, 2012   Link

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