Down the Road to Death

We march for days; march with no end

The sun beats down. No rest

Weary

Step, step, left, right

Down the road to death

The cannons fire; duck for cover

Shrapnel flies. No cease

Frightened

Boom, boom, bang, bang

Down the road to death

The planes fly by; scream for mercy

The blood flows free. Filling lungs

Drowning

Splish, splash, drip, drop

Down the road to death

The graves lay low; men morn those gone

The moon hangs high. Eternal rest

Freedom

No sound, utter silence

Down the road to death