Staring out at the enemy lines The trenches deep and fortified Await the order to charge in the night Who will be the first to die? Behind safe doors Unsullied medals gleam Commanders and generals grin As soldiers are fed to the machine Unsung heroes sent out to die Millions and millions to secure the lie A sovereign state above the rest Propaganda put to the test War Machine Thrives on human screams War Machine The armchair general's dream This is the War Machine Watch it's muzzle gleam The War Machine As it burns the down world This is the War Machine The War Machine Fire! Burn down the world Aiming down the iron sights The bugle calls we charge tonight A dead run across no man's land Straight into enemy hands And so the mighty safely hide In their castles far and high While the young must fight their fight For the rich their lives are sacrificed War Machine Thrives on human screams War Machine The armchair general's dream