All We've Ever Known

They hailed the vote with braying cheers It was deja-vu, sepulchral fears Materialise With his father in those eyes His voice betrayed the comforting sight So they lock the hard points up tonight Back to the killing zone Their bombers cloud the sky It's all we've ever known It's all we've ever lived through Those streets well trodden by our boots Recognise the cries That oh, so often echo through Was it all for none? Another year Another bloody chapter closes As another has begun Normality is death and ruin overseas Nuclear submarines Weapon fairs where money speaks The reaper wears a suit and tie Ask no questions hear no lies Pension pots and hedge funds grow War's a way of life It's all we've ever known Old Shuck will look you in the eye Where the butcher's apron flies See them act so tough No hesitation, fear or bluff Don't bare the cost, cannon fodder kids shipped off Safe are their own to play no role Not when dying is for the proles Watching lesser mortals bleed Life is cheap when overseas it's all we know