The Killing Fields

Both sides are at the ready
Their hearts are true and steady
Ready to die for what they believe

But their beliefs are based on lies
Illusions passed before their eyes
Trickery meant only to deceive

Those who hold the power
Sit up high inside their towers
Watching as the slaughter shall unfold

The soldiers grip their swords and shields
Knowing they will never yield
Fight 'til death or victory, they were told

The rulers who pull all the strings
Are anxious to see what fate brings
Praying they're still standing when it's done

Both sides raise their swords up high
And as they shout their battle cry
They all charge forth, the battle has begun

Charging forth like cattle
Now begins this epic battle
The soldiers fighting for what's in their hearts

Not knowing it's all based on lies
Their lives they gladly sacrifice
Their bodies and their spirits shall now part

Swords are thrust, piercing armored skin
The victims' blood flows from within
The lifeless bodies dropping to the ground

A gurgling is all that's heard
The soldiers' lips speak no more words
The slain will no longer make any sounds

Awkward shields the soldiers carry
Are deftly used to block and parry
But in this battle, the best of men will break

Each soldier encounters countless swords
He parries one, but there's ten more
Waiting to attack, his life they take

The dying breathe their final breaths
And as they succumb to their final rests
The number of men standing shall decrease

All day long, the battle's fought
But look at what this battle's bought
A land that's filled with nothing but deceased

As the final sword shall fall
The soldier cries his dying call
All are dead, no one can be healed

The muddy ground is now stained red
With the blood of all the dead
Their bodies littering the killing fields