The slaughtering beast rages
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Pitiless, it plows the land
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In insane frenzy, endless fire
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Tortures our minds
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The dugout is dug deep
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Hour after hour under cover of night
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Seeking cover from MG salvos
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My blood freezes in my veins
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My whole body cramps up
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Legs shake, teeth chatter
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Inside me the dugout fear grows
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Nothing to drink and nothing to eat
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In death we've entrenched ourselves
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No escape and no hiding
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Inside me the dugout fear grows
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We've been silent for many hours
Nobody understands a word
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The noise unbearably loud
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Drags me away from this place
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The field recruits fresh to the front
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They've been with us for 5 days
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Their world lies in ruins now
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Broken in fiery blaze
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Lips tremble, eyes dull
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Foam runs down his mouth
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He runs in circles without stop
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This dugout here, his certain grave
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My blood freezes in my veins
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My whole body cramps up
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Legs shake, teeth chatter
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Inside me the dugout fear grows
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Nothing to drink and nothing to eat
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In death we've entrenched ourselves
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No escape and no hiding
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Inside me the dugout fear grows
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Hands clenched to fists
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His life loses its meaning
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Dirt trickles down on us
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The dugout keeps giving way
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Under fire for days now
And not a second of sleep
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Only apathetic staring
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When will the counterattack come
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How long must we still hold out
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The young recruit runs straight to the exit
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Stop! I hold him back
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Don't go out there into the drumfire
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My boy, or you'll get yourself killed!
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He screams in panic and fear
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He lashes out on instinct alone
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He hits me hard and I stagger
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As he pushes past me
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I run after him to the dugout entrance
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He's already running into the open field
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And God knows where it'll land
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He still runs toward the front
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Step by step set firm
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Till the mine crashes in
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And tears him apart in mid-air
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My blood freezes in my veins
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My whole body cramps up
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Legs shake, teeth chatter
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Inside me the dugout fear grows
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Nothing to drink and nothing to eat
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In death we've entrenched ourselves
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No escape and no hiding
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Inside me the dugout fear grows