The Trooper
Epic Battle of Life: The Trooper's Poignant Tale
Lyrics
You'll take my life but I'll take yours too
You may take my life, but I'll retaliate in kind
You'll fire your musket but I'll run you through
You'll use your musket to attack, but I'll counter by running you through
So when you're waiting for the next attack
When anticipating the next battle
You'd better stand there's no turning back
Prepare to stand firm, as there's no retreat
The bugle sounds as the charge begins
The bugle signals the beginning of the charge
But on this battlefield no one wins
No one truly triumphs on this battlefield
The smell of acrid smoke and horses breath
The air is filled with the scent of smoke and the breath of horses
As you plunge into a certain death
You face inevitable death as you charge forward
Oh oh oh
(Repetition for emphasis, no new meaning)
Oh oh oh
-The horse he sweats with fear we break to run
The horse is frightened, and we break into a run
The mighty roar of the Russian guns
The powerful sound of Russian guns resonates
And as we race towards human wall
As we approach a human wall
The screams of pain as my comrades fall
The cries of agony as my comrades fall
We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground
We pass over fallen bodies on the ground
And as the Russians fire another round
The Russians fire again
We get so near yet so far away
We get close, but victory seems distant
We won't live to fight another day
We won't survive to fight another day
Oh oh oh
(Repetition for emphasis, no new meaning)
Oh oh oh
-We get so close near enough to fight
We approach close enough to engage in combat
When a Russian gets me in his sights
A Russian soldier targets me
He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow
The trigger is pulled, and I feel the impact
A burst of rounds takes my horse below
Rounds hit my horse
And as I lay there gazing at the sky
Lying there, looking at the sky
My body's numb and my throat is dry
My body is numb, and my throat is dry
And as I lay forgotten and alone
Forgotten and alone, I lay
Without a tear I draw my parting groan
Without shedding a tear, I utter my final groan
Oh oh oh
(Repetition for emphasis, no new meaning)
Oh oh oh
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