Go and get your rifle, you're headed for the front Get ready for the last day of your life This is what you trained for, mow it's do or die Your life depends on how fast you can dive When it ends and the bullet comes for you A casualty is what you have become It is your fate, it is your destiny Fuel for war In the hail of bullets, dodging all you can Take cover by the bodies on the ground Chaos all around you as far as eye can see Devastation nothing but profound All the smoke and fire, impossible to breathe Feeling you are running out of breath Then you feel the impact, lying on the ground Waiting for the sweet release of death When it ends and the bullet comes for you A casualty is what you have become It is your fate, it is your destiny Fuel for war Now it's done and over, you are homeward bound Your casket covered with our country's flag Comrades right beside you, lowered to the ground Young heroes in their plastic body bags Your memory remains among your family Your country counts you only as a number Food for the machine of wealth and liberty Please enjoy your unsung hero slumber When it ends and the bullet comes for you A casualty is what you have become It is your fate, it is your destiny Fuel for war