A warrior is worthless unless he rises above others And staying strong in the midst of the storm War is never pretty, but the outcome can be gorgeous A beautiful war All this walls will fall down To this chamber I'm bound The new king we be crowned In this beautiful war Nobody plays fair No expenses to spare And by God they will swear It's a beautiful war It's a beautiful war Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah It's a beautiful war Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah And it's above the ground In revenge, we will drown Murder boys, I can tell For the beautiful war Let the children go play It just can't take them today Yeah, you're decent to stay For the beautiful war It's a beautiful war Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah It's a beautiful war Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Battle is as battle does It brings out all that is best, and removes all that is best A coward is one who lets the fear overcome his sense of duty Duty is the essence of war