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This Is War

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I’m a soldier on a battlefield
Got an army on the battlefield
Outnumbered like the Alamo
I don’t even want to go

This is war
Yeah yeah yeah
This is war

Always stuck in a daydream
Can’t focus on the other team
Hunted you all day and night
Now I’m ready for a fight

This is war
Yeah yeah yeah
This is war

I can’t be your friend
Cuz I got to knock you out

Are you ready for a surprise?
I don’t even think you even realize
They say that you’re the best
You gotta follow all the rest

This is war
Yeah yeah yeah
This is war

I can’t be your friend
Cuz I gotta knock you out
So I can win.

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by freethegoldfish

19y ago

This song makes me feel like a bad ass whenever I listen to it.

And I love that he rhymes "battlefield" with "battlefield."

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