M.I.A.

Starin' at the carnage, prayin' that the sun would never rise

Livin' another day in disguise

These feelings can't be right

Lend me your courage to stand up and fight

Oh, tonight

Mmm, stand up and fight

The fightin' rages on and on

To challenge me, you must be strong

I walk your land, but don't belong

Two-million soldiers can't be wrong

It's no fun, but I've been here before

I'm far from home and I'm fighting your war

Not the way I pictured this, I wanted better things

Some are scared others killin' for fun, I shot a mother right in front of her son

Take this from my consciousness and please erase my dreams

Fight for honor, fight for your life

Pray to God that our side is right

Though we won, I still may lose

Until I make it home to you

I see our mothers filled with tears

Grew up so fast, where did those years go?

Memories won't let you cry

Unless I don't return tonight

So many soldiers on the other side

I take their lives so they can't take mine

Scared to make it out alive, now murder's all I know

Nobody tells me all the reasons we're here

I have my weapons, so there's nothing to fear

Another day, another life, but nothing real to show for

Fight for honor, fight for your life

Pray to God that our side is right

Though we won, I still may lose

Until I make it home to you

I see our mothers filled with tears

Grew up so fast, where did those years go?

Memories won't let you cry

Unless I don't return tonight

Staring at the carnage, prayin' that the sun would never rise

Livin' another day in disguise

These feelings can't be right

Lend me your courage to stand up and fight

Watchin' the death toll rise, wonderin' how I'm alive

Stranger's blood on my hands, shot all I can

There are no silent nights watchin' your brothers all die

To destroy all their plans with no thought of me

No thought of me

No thought of me

Whoa, oh-whoa-oh, whoa, oh-oh-oh

Whoa, oh-whoa-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh-oh, whoa, whoa

Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Whoa, oh-whoa-oh, whoa, oh-oh-oh

Whoa, oh-whoa-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh

Whoa-oh, whoa-oh-oh, whoa, whoa

Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

Walk the city lonely, memories that haunt are passing by

A murderer walks your streets tonight

Forgive me for my crimes

Don't forget that I was so young, fought so scared

In the name of God and country