Wartime Lyrics - Henry Rollins

Aww man, so little time, so much to deal with 

It seems like everything passes me on, turns me off, messes me up, draws me in 

Or just plain bums me out 

I crack my head and I try to get over it 

I stub my toes and I try to pass under it 

My existence is like trying to breath in a big rock 

I inhale and it hits me hard 

I pay guys with guns to protect me from guys with guns 

Some man in a suit is tellin' me to drop dead so I can live happily ever after 

There's a guy in the mirror whose always in my face 

Aw man, sometimes I think I'm goin' insane 

Bridge: don't lose your mind when you're running through a mine field 

Don't stop rollin' when you're rolling on the real wheel 

You've got a lot to lie right in the eye 

And not be afraid to see too clearly 

Makes no difference if it's night or day 

Well take a look around and say... 

Chorus: it's wartime (x4) 

Yeah you know what I'm talkin' about man 

That's exactly what I'm talkin' about 

The most important thing is to maintain 

Sometimes it's all you can do is just to maintain 

Sometimes it's all you can do is go and put a gun to your brain 

Sometimes it's all you can do just to maintain 

Lookin' out on the streets seein' those screaming rats racin' 

Runnin' wild like mindless idiots will run wild 

I can't believe the groove they's use 

Years, eyes cried, feelings, eyes lie 

Talkin' bout changin' but remaining the same 

Shameless, meanless, free from blame, man 

It's enough to make you wanna do somethin' down right stupid 

It's enough to make you wanna do somethin' down right sick 

Bridge 

Chorus 

So now you know what the deal is 

The time is wartime, wartime is here, it's all around you 

You can't close your eyes and make it go away 

You be alive right here, right now, right here, here and now 

It's who you're dealing with 

............ 24 hours a day warpath reality 

It's a full time thing, you gotta deal with it 

You hang on, you'll be alright 

You gotta keep movin' in a positive forward direction 

If you let them, they will destroy you 

Don't let them - save yourself 

They will not destroy me 

Bridge 

Chorus