Stalingrad

So cold and lonely it seems so long since someone was here Following the shadows, with the sun till it disappears Thousands of stone white crosses, a formation for all to see With flags and flames, the ranks and the names of those who died to be free

Counting the seconds I could see myself And it shook me right out of my mind Staring right back at me, freezing the frame I felt like a hostage in time Caught somewhere between the spark and crash Oooooww it happened in a flash Streaks of light, rip

Out along the Volga Minds set to kill Men standing ground with iron will Deathmatch approaching Evil in stride Never giving quarter to the other side Gunfire and bloodshed Shredding flesh and bone As young men die in the killing zone Through streets

Everybody's got a line that they walk on Somewhere between heaven and hell A blank slate that the world gets to write on Pick up the chalk and get out of your shell Now and then, you know you got to ramble Get out, out of your comfort zone Sometimes

Cursed, by the mind of evil Fleeing from a torrent undreamed of Horror worse than your blackest nightmare Hiding from the antithesis of love Sirens, tearing up the darkness Blockbusters .....from the skies they pour Hot winds, blowing through the bur