Battle of the Ides of March

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On the Ides of March there's thunder
Who knows what spell we're under?
This hypnosis makes me wonder
How glorious is the plunder?

No man is an island
We travel to the dry land
To sift the devil's sand
Through chapped and broken hands

We land on a broken shore so mystical that's for sure
Wake me when the fighting's over
The mysteries to unfold
Blood loss and life that's taken away from guiltless men

Hang the banners high
So the wise men can cry
To see their children die
And never know the reason why

They lost their lives for glory
The fight was purgatory
Forgotten is their story
This ends the foray.

We land on a broken shore so mystical that's for sure
Wake me when the fighting's over
The mysteries to unfold
Blood loss and life that's taken away from guiltless men

They sacrifice their sons and daughters
Just like lambs to the slaughter
Just like they were told they oughta
Then purified in blood and water