Crawling into Armageddon

(Lyrics)

Inspired by:
The video game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Deployed operative
One-man invasion

Classified combative serpent

Mission objective
Final directive
A solemn rite of passage

Cold War going white hot
Super weapons at risk of running amok

Calculate every move and breath
Stay one step ahead of death

High-stakes stealth action
Fatal confrontation
A personal ordeal
To the world concealed

The pain lingers
The fear strikes
The end looms
The fury burns
The sorrow rises
The joy dies

New wars wait for me
When this mission ends
Unless I find myself
Crawling into
Armageddon

1964
Nuclear war
Nations ready for their suicide

Beat the time
Pass through the lines
Thinking tactical espionage

Through the jungle terrain
Evade or kill the enemy
How many lives claimed

Dodging bullets
Clandestine weaponry

High-stakes stealth action
Fatal confrontation
A personal ordeal
To the world concealed

The pain lingers
The fear strikes
The end looms
The fury burns
The sorrow rises
The joy dies

New wars wait for me
When this mission ends
Unless I find myself
Crawling into
Armageddon

Trigger pulled
Mission complete
All wrapped in the fog of war

Bloodless wound
Act consumed
Giving ghosts echoes in the grave

Blood and tears
Mixed with rain and mud
Rage from war
Burn the face of the earth

One man’s battle
Symbolic matricide
Foreign policy sacrifice
Unseen wounds remain

Victim of an upturned plan
Hollow victory
Disillusioned man

The pain lingers
The fear strikes
The end looms
The fury burns
The sorrow rises
The joy dies

New wars wait for me
When this mission ends
Unless I find myself
Crawling into
Armageddon