Casualties Of War (Radical Radio Edit)-Eric B. & Rakim

[00:09.22]Casualties of war! [00:18.39]Casualties of war; as I approach the barricade [00:21.01]Wheres the enemy? who do I invade? [00:24.01]Bullets of teflon, bulletproof vest rip [00:25.88]Tear ya outta ya frame with a bag full of clips [00:28.44]Cause I got a family that waits for my return [00:30.94]To get back home is my main concern [00:32.50]Ima get back to new york in one piece [00:34.87]But Im bent in the sand that is hot as the city streets [00:37.42]Sky lights up like fireworks blind me [00:39.74]Bullets, whistlin over my head remind me... [00:42.05] [00:42.62]President bush said attack [00:43.62] [00:44.25]Flashback to nam, I might not make it back [00:46.54]Missile hits the area, screams wake me up [00:48.30] [00:48.86]From a war of dreams, heat up the m-16 [00:50.85]Basic training, trained for torture [00:52.67] [00:53.29]Take no prisoners, and I just caught ya [00:54.46]Addicted to murder, send more bodybags [00:56.59] [00:58.20]They cant identify em, leave the nametags [00:59.77] [01:00.29]I get a rush when I see blood, dead bodies on the floor [01:03.30] [01:04.41]Casualties of war! Casualties of war! Casualties of war! Casualties of war! [01:11.91] [01:14.34]Day divides the night and night divides the day [01:16.03] [01:16.90]Its all hard work and no play [01:18.65]More than combat, its far beyond that [01:20.15] [01:20.77]Cause I got a kill or be killed kind of attack [01:22.95] [01:23.51]Areas mapped out, therell be no, stratego [01:25.20]Me and my platoon make a boom wherever we go [01:27.95]But what are we here for? whos on the other side of the wall? [01:30.56]Somebody give the president a call [01:32.00]But I hear warfare scream through the air [01:34.74]Back to the battlegrounds, its war they declare [01:36.87]A desert storm: lets see who reigns supreme [01:39.46]Something like monopoly: a government scheme [01:40.90] [01:41.73]Go to the army, be all you can be [01:43.98]Another dead soldier? hell no, not me [01:46.19]So I start letting off ammunition in every direction [01:48.44] [01:49.07]Allah is my only protection [01:50.49]But wait a minute, saddam hussein prays the same [01:53.55]And this is asia, from where I came [01:55.79]Im on the wrong side, so change the target [01:57.92]Shooting at the general; and wheres the sergeant? [02:00.04]Blame it on john hardy hawkins for bringing me to america [02:02.41]Now its mass hysteria [02:04.91]I get a rush when I see blood, dead bodies on the floor [02:08.38] [02:09.00]Casualties of war! Casualties of war! Casualties of war! Casualties of war! [02:16.69] [02:18.93]The war is over, for now at least [02:20.74]Just because they lost it dont mean its peace [02:22.87]Its a long way home, its a lot to think about [02:25.11]Whole generation, left in doubt [02:27.82]Innocent families killed in the midst [02:29.95]Itll be more dead people after this [02:32.31]So Im glad to be alive and walkin [02:34.00] [02:35.06]Half of my platoon came home in coffins [02:36.99]Except the general, buried in the storm [02:38.98]In bits and pieces no need to look for em [02:41.54]I played it slick and got away with it [02:43.91]Rigged it up so they would think they did it [02:46.16]Now Im home on reserves and you can bet [02:48.55]When they call, Im going awol [02:49.73] [02:50.48]Cause it aint no way Im going back to war [02:52.91]When I dont know who or what Im fighting for [02:55.16]So I wait for terrorists to attack [02:57.53]Every time a truck backfires I fire back [02:59.96]I look for shelter when a plane is over me [03:02.18]Remember pearl harbor? new york could be over, g [03:04.31]Kamikaze, strapped with bombs [03:05.12] [03:06.74]No peace in the east, they want revenge for saddam [03:09.18]Did I hear gunshots, or thunder? [03:11.05]No time to wonder, somebodys going under [03:13.49]Put on my fatigues and my camoflouge [03:15.38] [03:16.01]Take control, cause Im in charge [03:18.32]When I snapped out of it, it was blood, dead bodies on the floor [03:22.68]Casualties of war! Casualties of war! Casualties of war! Casualties of war!