The Great War Lyrics

Orange glow of fire lights the night
Deafening roar comes with flashing light
No one here who will live to tell
All will die, we know it well

Bombs are flying high overhead
A creeping barrage into no man’s land
The signal sounds for the next attack
Over the top there is no turning back


Dark, wet, cold is the trench
Machine guns, flamethrowers, poison gas
Struggle to keep your strength of mind
Shellshock run leave common sense behind

Fear no loss to fight your foreign foes
Breaking the deadlock with a smile they go
Masterminds to deceive the mass
Home before Christmas nothing less


Vulgar waste of power to destroy
In Flanders fields crosses row on row
Shoulder to shoulder wave by wave they fell
And in the mud bid this world farewell

Waging war for all the wars to end
With slaughter and carnage minds are hard to bend
From failing hands the torch is thrown they said
When victory comes to the glorious dead