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Mini-Epic (Kill for Your Country) Lyrics
Overshot my mark and
Put 'em down, on the ground
Fall away
No one is quite so different
Evil, Good, Understood
Enemy
The king and queen were sleeping
Industry, Ecstasy
Sympathy
Sympathy
I'm leaving home today
I thought about it and I want to say
I will miss this
Land and its promise
I'm sticking next to you
Big amigo is it really true?
When they say you should
Kill for your country
Kill for your country
I've got three kids to feed
A fine woman and a need to speed
Far away from this
Land and its promise
I wave goodbye to you
And the peace that I wish I knew
Time to leave and go
Kill for my country
Kill for my country
Put 'em down and hold your fire
Command that world that we inspire
Put 'em down and hold your fire
Set 'em up with quick release
This world of ours, the land of the frees
Set 'em up with quick release
Overshot and made a mess
This world is cold and I'm under-dressed
Overshot and made a mess
We consume and we digest
This world is born (alt: sold) on a dead man's chest
We consume and we digest
Mow 'em down, Mow 'em down
Hold your fire, Hold your fire
Mow 'em down, Mow 'em down
Hold your fire, Hold your fire
This is a message to you
This is a table for two
Mow 'em down, Mow 'em down
Hold your fire, Hold your fire
Mow 'em down, Mow 'em down
Hold your fire, Hold your fire
I could not make it alone
Shout out 'cause you stole the 'phone (note: not 100% sure on this line)
NOTES
-- Lyrics primarily come from the live performance on 23-Jun-2004, in Cardiff, Wales, at the Millennium Stadium, as that represents the semi-formal version published by the band, in 2015
-- Cross-checked various hard-to-parse lines against all bootlegs I had access to, slowing down the audio, when it helped
-- The band seems to have performed this song live only 6-7 times, so lyrics vary, in minor ways, between venues
-- Please see Wiki entry for additional details
Put 'em down, on the ground
Fall away
Evil, Good, Understood
Enemy
Industry, Ecstasy
Sympathy
Sympathy
I thought about it and I want to say
I will miss this
Land and its promise
Big amigo is it really true?
When they say you should
Kill for your country
Kill for your country
A fine woman and a need to speed
Far away from this
Land and its promise
And the peace that I wish I knew
Time to leave and go
Kill for my country
Kill for my country
Command that world that we inspire
Put 'em down and hold your fire
This world of ours, the land of the frees
Set 'em up with quick release
This world is cold and I'm under-dressed
Overshot and made a mess
This world is born (alt: sold) on a dead man's chest
We consume and we digest
Hold your fire, Hold your fire
Mow 'em down, Mow 'em down
Hold your fire, Hold your fire
This is a table for two
Hold your fire, Hold your fire
Mow 'em down, Mow 'em down
Hold your fire, Hold your fire
Shout out 'cause you stole the 'phone (note: not 100% sure on this line)
-- Cross-checked various hard-to-parse lines against all bootlegs I had access to, slowing down the audio, when it helped
-- The band seems to have performed this song live only 6-7 times, so lyrics vary, in minor ways, between venues
-- Please see Wiki entry for additional details