Shell Shock

In a hole
Somewhere along the line
Orchestra plays the overture
Shelling has begun
Lie down, don't breathe
Don't know what's raining down
The fear of being gassed
Or blown to pieces

We're in our grave
Entombed by Belgian soil
As the world keeps shaking
I slowly lose my mind

Holed up like animals underground
Immense sound, cannons pounding all around
Feel the insanity
Feel the shell shock
Will they ever get in?
In the dark, rats on your skin
Feel the insanity
Feel the shell shock
Feel the shell shock
Feel the shell shock

No R and R
Deprived of sleep and water
Senses becoming dull
Trembling heart, trembling soul
I've lost the track of time
Could have been eternity
As the war rage on
I slowly lose my mind

Holed up like animals underground
Immense sound, cannons pounding all around
Feel the insanity
Feel the shell shock
Will they ever get in?
In the dark, rats on your skin
Feel the insanity
Feel the shell shock
Feel the shell shock
Feel the shell shock
Feel the shell shock

A soldier's heart
Acquired in the hole
I tremble
As I rise above the ground

As I rise above the ground

Alive in body
Broken in mind
Target practice for firing squad
A coward's end