El-P - Memorial Day lyrics

[Intro: Sample from [?]] [?]: I've got a question [?]: I've got a question [Hook: Akrobatik and Mr. Lif] Where are the weapons of ma** destruction? We've been looking for months and we ain't found nothing Please, Mr. President, tell us something We knew from the beginning that your a** was bluffing [Verse 1: Mr. Lif] How unfortunate. It wasn't what you thought it, kid. In basic training They taught you how to slay men as a starter kit And you showed up with a gun to load up, hoping a college Education's waiting, maybe a steady occupation Now you weighing many lives against yours. President's wars Got you on course with holocaust. Sergeant is lost General's boss. Plans cross, now you in the crosshair Of a sniper, shaky, scared, shot off your ear Old, f**ed up, down. One round just hit him and it's From some young, yet expendable citizen He's from the other side of the line, fighting for time Time to see his kids walk, time to talk with his pa Time to have a rational thought without the fear of being shot Damn, his gun jammed. Now you've got to bombard It's a soldier's suicide slide. Know you tried hard To stay alive when you're catching fire from both sides And we miss you at home. It's time the government truly left You alone, dropped you off and popped one in your dome Now we've seen it in Iraq and the Congo. America's Motto: k** their leader, then we make a stronghold [Hook: Akrobatik and Mr. Lif] (x2) Where are the weapons of ma** destruction? We've been looking for months and we ain't found nothing Please, Mr. President, tell us something We knew from the beginning that your a** was bluffing [Verse 2: Akrobatik] I never thought of this the day that I enlisted: that I'd be dodging Bullets, seeking weapons that never even existed For someone else's personal beef, I'll risk my health While the commander-in-chief would never come and fight himself I feel I'm being tricked even worse that the civilians Nobody ever told me that we would be k**ing children Feeling like the ones that sent me here are the psychotics But if I say that out loud, I'm "unpatriotic" But would Donald Rumsfeld back me up with the chrome? Would Tom Ridge fight or would he stay secure back home? And would Condoleezza Rice cover grenades in the foxhole? I'm starting to believe what I was told is not so What's the reason for the war? I'm shooting At these people that I got no animosity for I wonder if I'm just a pawn in someone else's struggle Or a hero even though I'm such a small piece of the puzzle I know that when I finally return where I reside I'll make up for the months my wife and moms cried And carry on for all my fallen brothers who died See, you can't take my pride ‘cause I'm a f**ing soldier [Hook: Akrobatik and Mr. Lif] (x2) Where are the weapons of ma** destruction? We've been looking for months and we ain't found nothing Please, Mr. President, tell us something We knew from the beginning that your a** was bluffing