Life and Death

 

Scarlet and gold

Eagle and globe

You know where this is going to go

 

Life and death

 

Shooting and being shot

Careful not to get caught

Marching a heck of a lot

I already know the plot

 

Life and death

 

Freedom is led

Blood is shed

They go back to the bed

For where they bleed red

 

Life and death

 

Eating proteins

Always having vaccines

Drinking out of canteens

And always following the same routines

 

Life and death

 

Underwater in submarines

Driving very large land machines

They started out as just young teens

 

Life and death

 

I know what I want to do

To bleed red, white, and blue

Just to join this military crew

 

Life and death

 

Beautiful scenes

Wearing cami greens

Do you know what this means?

 

United States Marines.