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The Herd
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overnight trucks in convoy
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big red cross on the side and the back
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escorted by two junior officers
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on the offchance they'd be attacked
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on a private contract
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roads a gauntlet
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trouble none yet reported
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guards will get a little commission
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when we bribe the soldiers when we reach the border
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now he's got medical supplies for a refugee camp
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humanitarian mission
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held up a week at customs
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took over a month to ship from switzerland
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he knows nobody will listen
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even as the burials start increasing
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so he keeps the frustration under wraps
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he's seen that it's self-defeating
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and though he joined up to make a difference
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good intentions can turn out vicious
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as they helplessly provide aid
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to camps of disbanded militias
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they've got cachets of illegal arms
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hidden away in the countryside
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former colonial rulers ensure
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they get yet more clandestein supplies
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he's seen aid workers broken down
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to a shell of their former selves
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til they're not so afraid of death cos
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they've already seen hell
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and the danger pay is good
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but every cent that he gets is earnt
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and he's alive but burning out
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driving through scorched earth
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and all in all it's worth it isn't it
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even just for the little victories?
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standing by as a witness
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to the dark rumblings of history
Apocalyptica feat. Brent Smith - Not St...
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