[Verse 1]
Mark the target, take it slow
Don't make a sound, let no one know
Where you lie and hide from view
Through the scope your aim is true
Crosshairs mark the deadly spot
Pull the trigger, take the shot
[Chorus]
Sniper! (Sniper)
Never asks for reasons why
Sniper! (Sniper)
Let the bullet fly
[Verse 2]
Check the sights, read the wind
Take your time, you're disciplined
Squeeze the trigger nice and smooth
No sudden shock, no sudden move
Keep your calm the patient one
See the kill, the job is done
[Chorus]
Sniper! (Sniper)
Never ask the reason why
Sniper! (Sniper)
Let the bullets fly
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Deadly fire towards the kill
No sentiment, you know the drill
Highly trained, you are the best
Super marksman, passed the test
Crosshairs mark the deadly spot
Now squeeze the trigger and take that shot
[Chorus]
Sniper! (Sniper)
Never ask the reason why
Sniper! (Sniper)
Let the bullets fly
Let the bullets fly
[Verse 1]
Mark the target, take it slow
Don't make a sound, let no one know
Where you lie and hide from view
Through the scope your aim is true
Crosshairs mark the deadly spot
Pull the trigger, take the shot
[Chorus]
Sniper! (Sniper)
He never asks the reason why
Sniper! (Sniper)
Let the bullet fly
Sniper! (Sniper)
You're dead before you hit the ground
Sniper! (Sniper)
Gone without a sound
Mark the target, take it slow
Don't make a sound, let no one know
Where you lie and hide from view
Through the scope your aim is true
Crosshairs mark the deadly spot
Pull the trigger, take the shot
Sniper! (Sniper)
Never asks for reasons why
Sniper! (Sniper)
Let the bullet fly
Check the sights, read the wind
Take your time, you're disciplined
Squeeze the trigger nice and smooth
No sudden shock, no sudden move
Keep your calm the patient one
See the kill, the job is done
Sniper! (Sniper)
Never ask the reason why
Sniper! (Sniper)
Let the bullets fly
Deadly fire towards the kill
No sentiment, you know the drill
Highly trained, you are the best
Super marksman, passed the test
Crosshairs mark the deadly spot
Now squeeze the trigger and take that shot
Sniper! (Sniper)
Never ask the reason why
Sniper! (Sniper)
Let the bullets fly
Let the bullets fly
Mark the target, take it slow
Don't make a sound, let no one know
Where you lie and hide from view
Through the scope your aim is true
Crosshairs mark the deadly spot
Pull the trigger, take the shot
Sniper! (Sniper)
He never asks the reason why
Sniper! (Sniper)
Let the bullet fly
Sniper! (Sniper)
You're dead before you hit the ground
Sniper! (Sniper)
Gone without a sound
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Biff Byford has stated in an interview that this track is much more down-to-earth, compared to their fantasy world battles and those who fight them, taking a look at the life of a sniper, and what goes through their mind. "I think sniper has got to be one of the loneliest jobs in the world," he said. "There have been snipers and sharpshooters, as they used to be called, since way back. Even medieval knights, the crossbowmen, were snipers. They used to hide and pick off the generals or the most important guys on the battlefield. So it's a good subject. It's not particularly one type of sniper, just snipers in general. These guys get sent off to kill people and do they ever ask why? Do they ever ask, 'Why are we shooting this guy or why have we picked out that guy?' I think it's just a strange job to do, really, to be asked to do that. Some soldiers do it and follow their orders and kill people."