Body Bag
War's Grim Toll: Reflections on Conflict's Brutality
Lyrics
WHAT'S IN THE BODY BAG
Questioning the contents of a body bag
ANOTHER G.I. JOE
Referring to another military personnel (G.I. Joe) in the body bag
WHAT'S IN THE BODY BAG
Repeating the question about the body bag's contents
ANOTHER CORPSE GOING HOME
Expressing that another dead body is returning home
CHORUS
Repetition of the theme of death and body bags
BODY BAG BODY BAG
-WHAT'S IN THE BODY
-BODY BAG BODY BAG
-ANOTHER CORPSE GOING HOME
-DUG INTO THE HILLSIDE
Describing a war scene with soldiers awaiting potential death
SIPPING SOUR MASH
-WAITING FOR THE SUN TO COME
-THIS TIME COULD BE OUR LAST
-ENEMY IS COMING
-TROOPS ALL HIT THE GROUND
-'COPTERS FLAMES AND BLOODSHED
-IN THE MIST OF A NAPALM SHROUD
-CHORUS
Reiteration of the theme of body bags
HELLFIRE BOMBS AND NAPALM
Depicting the violence of war, including bombs and napalm
JOHNNY'S SHREDDING SKIN
-LAUGHING AT THE MOONLIGHT
-MUST BE TRIPPING AGAIN
-NEVER ENDING VIOLENCE
-BODIES ALL AROUND
-BOMBS EXPLODE ANOTHER HIT
-NO PEACE TO BE FOUND
-CHORUS
Repeating the theme of body bags amid ongoing violence
RUNNING THROUGH THE TRENCHES
Describing the harsh realities of war, hiding from the pain
BOMBS EXPLODE LIKE RAIN
-STARING AT THE CARNAGE
-TRY AND HIDE THE PAIN
-CORPSES AND THE MAYHEM
-BLOODSHED ALL AROUND
-WILL I SEE TOMORROW
-WATCH THE SUN GO DOWN
-CHORUS
Repetition of the theme of body bags in the midst of chaos
A THOUSAND BODIES
Reflecting on the large number of casualties and the desire to go home
LYING IN A NAPALM HAZE
-SO MANY BODIES
-BY CHRIST YOU'D BE AMAZED
-I STARE INTO THE EYES OF MY BEST FRIEND
-WHEN WILL THE PAIN THE DYING END
-ANOTHER DEAD BOY
-ANOTHER DEAD HOME BOY
-want to GO HOME BOY
-CHORUS
Reiteration of the theme of body bags and death
HERE COMES JOHNNY HERO
Introducing a character (Johnny Hero) and depicting the aftermath of war
HIS CHEST IS ALL ABLAZE
-MEDALS FROM THE WAR WORLDS
-BY CHRIST YOU'D BE AMAZED
-NEVER ENDING VIOLENCE
-GENERAL SHAKES YOUR HAND
-SCREW YOU YOU SON OF A BITCH
-SHOOT THAT MOTHER DOWN
-CHORUS
Repetition of the theme of body bags in the context of Johnny Hero
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