Lyrics
The howl of artillery passes overhead
The sound of artillery flying above.
Trailing tongues of fire, spelling certain death
Tongues of fire following the artillery, indicating imminent danger and death.
Counter battery bursts, raining down on positions
Explosions from counter-battery fire, descending on specific positions.
The steel inferno reaps it's deadly harvest
The destructive power of war causing widespread death and destruction.
I walk among the corpses of the fallen
Walking amidst the bodies of the fallen.
Fingers curled into claws of rigor mortis
Describing the physical state of the corpses, with curled fingers due to rigor mortis.
The wall of fire creeping closer
A wall of fire approaching, symbolizing the relentless advance of danger.
An infernal crescendo that seems not to end
Intense and unending chaos and destruction, depicted as an infernal crescendo.
We left a trail of ten thousand dead
Leaving behind a trail of ten thousand dead, indicating the scale of the conflict.
I still hear their screams in my head
The lingering trauma of the experience, with persistent memories of the screams.
Feel the caress of hot lead
Sensory experience of being hit by bullets, feeling the touch of hot lead.
Fighting a battle we can't win
Engaged in a battle deemed unwinnable.
Hot steel ripping through young flesh
Portraying the brutality of war, with steel tearing through young flesh.
Our numbers are growing thin
The diminishing numbers of those involved in the conflict.
Nowhere to run nowhere to go
A sense of hopelessness, having nowhere to run or go.
Wading through human remains
Describing the gruesome environment, wading through the remains of the dead.
Comrades in pieces, friends cut to shreds
Highlighting the personal losses, comrades and friends torn apart.
The violence of warfare we start to comprehend
An acknowledgment of the violence of warfare and its impact on comprehension.
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