The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Burning limbs and deformed steel
The shells cuts through the sky
The corpses fills the the endless fields
It's shoot to kill or die
The gas pours in like yellow mist
You die in knee deep mud
You sink into that fuckin' smudge
Sticky from all the fuckin' blood
Medals, salutes, uniforms and eyes-left
Promotion, honor, glory then death
War machine
War Machine
Tons of steel is pumped across
The burnin' no-mans land
You dig your face deep into the shit
And wait for the command
For medal, your King and country
Will crave the loss of limbs or eyes
For honor you'll need to give
General Death your fuckin' life
Ladders by the hundreds
Firmly placed among the dead
Leading to the hell
That rages on above your head
By the thousands you will run
Into that fire zone
Your God and King is with you
But you'll fuckin' die alone
Medals, salutes, uniforms and eyes-left
Promotion, honor, glory then death
War machine
War machine
The shells cuts through the sky
The corpses fills the the endless fields
It's shoot to kill or die
The gas pours in like yellow mist
You die in knee deep mud
You sink into that fuckin' smudge
Sticky from all the fuckin' blood
Medals, salutes, uniforms and eyes-left
Promotion, honor, glory then death
War machine
War Machine
Tons of steel is pumped across
The burnin' no-mans land
You dig your face deep into the shit
And wait for the command
For medal, your King and country
Will crave the loss of limbs or eyes
For honor you'll need to give
General Death your fuckin' life
Ladders by the hundreds
Firmly placed among the dead
Leading to the hell
That rages on above your head
By the thousands you will run
Into that fire zone
Your God and King is with you
But you'll fuckin' die alone
Medals, salutes, uniforms and eyes-left
Promotion, honor, glory then death
War machine
War machine
Lyrics submitted by Disposition_987
War Machine Lyrics as written by Quorthon
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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