Gears of War
Duration: 4:26
Track number: 5
Times played live: 116
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine
Theme
A relentless anti-war anthem that portrays conflict as a destructive, cyclical machine (**'gears of war'**). It focuses on the futility of war, where the innocents suffer and die, and there is **'no justice, there's just blood and despair'**. The song suggests that all sides lose when the machine starts grinding.
Lyrics
Ethnic cleansing with no defending
These acts of genocide
A fatal ending with no surrendering
To cover up the crimes and lie
Smart bombs, precision guided armament
A more sophisticated way to end up dead
Still we search and invent such intelligent weapons
That kill each other like the Gears of War
Hoo-rah!!!
If you ride with thieves, then you die with thieves
Cross my heart and hope that you die, that you die!
When the smoke has cleared, the devil's in the mirror
And you see his warheads paint the sky, now you die!
Smart bombs, precision guided armament
A more sophisticated way to end up dead
Still we search and invent such intelligent weapons
That kill each other like the Gears of War
Hoo-rah!!!
Musicians
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