Zoetrope - Mercenary lyrics

A flash of lightning shocks you to the bone The roar of thunder you hear someone moan A blinding flash of light and you feel That touch against your skin, you know it's steel They'll try to find you, they won't let you die They'll seek you out, you know they'll try A sharp explosion rings through your ears Your time is coming, your fate is near He didn't know That he'd die But it's the price you pay When you're a mercenary You take a look around and all you can see Smoke and confusion staring back at me You wake at daybreak, you're still alive You fight to stay awake, your will to survive Back in the jungle, the children cry Burning napalm, it's time to die You fought in deserts, you fought in gangs You're the a**a**in and you're deranged He didn't know That he'd die But it's the price you pay When you're a mercenary You've been a mercenary nearly all of your life No time for family, can't keep your wife The pain you're in is too much to hold You'll die soon anyway, fighting alone So now it's over, silence closes in That's what you get when you just can't win He didn't know That he'd die But it's the price you pay When you're a mercenary Mercenary Mercenary