It must go on you’re the good guy,
Fight along through the bad times,
Can’t go wrong, in the fire you throw flames.
I hesitate but I jump in,
To the game and you’re winning,
It’s the same, you just put up your blockades.
It’s friendly fire - I know you’re mine,
The battleships won’t sink this time.
I swear you love me even if it’s trained.
So I go on, you’re the good guy,
Fire it off, let the shots fly,
What I want doesn’t matter anyway,
And that’s fate.
Love is war but is that all it is?
Could I learn to love the fight?
Oh, I count down four, three, two, one,
Call your name ‘cause I’m,
Trying to survive, I can’t survive.
I see your gun, must be show down,
Feel your love, get your guns out,
Should’ve run but it’s too late, now’s the fight.
And it’s my fault that I let you,
Go so cold - should’ve helped you.
Heads will roll if I tell you all the lies.
I’ve seen it all, I’ve seen men fall,
The bullets fly in cruel battles,
But I won’t be in your firing line.
So call me out, be the victim.
Make no sound, let it sink in.
Hear it now, all the whispering little spies.
And they’ll rise
Love is war but is that all it is?
Could I learn to love the fight?
Oh, I count down four, three, two, one,
Fall and your bullets fly,
I try to survive under your fire.
Don’t let me down,
Been fighting wars.
Don’t let me down,
Like all the others did before.
I’ll wear your crown, I’ll do it all.
Just don’t let me down,
Like all the others did before,
Like all the others did before.
Love is war but is that all it is?
Could I learn to love the fight?
Oh, I count down four, three, two, one,
Calling out could I,
Love you one last time,
Without the friendly fire?
Maybe I’ll survive,
But you would lie.
credits
from War,
released August 21, 2014
Written, produced and recorded by Benjamin Russell.
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