Melvins

Sacrifice

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Can't you hear the war cry
It's time to enlist
The people speak as one
The cattle, the crowd
Those too afraid to live
Demand a sacrifice
Demand a sacrifice
Demand a sacrifice of your life
Sacrifice
Can you smell their stinking breath
Listen to them
Chanting and gasing and
Chanting their slogans
It's a grave digger's song
Praising God and state
So the nation will live
So we all can remain as cattle
They demand a sacrifice
They demand a sacrifice
They demand a s sacrifice of your life
Sacrifice

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ahmedar94 On Dec 27, 2001

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2001-12-27 19:29:38

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by d_lacy

21y ago

oh man... war songs always stay true.

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