Born Into War

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When little Johnny was four years old the fires filled the sky.
Towers of power came crumbling down, four thousand bankers died.
Johnny lived his life indoctrinated by the lie:
Salute the flag and one day, son, you, too, can join the fight.

Life of madness.
Born into violence.
All when you were born.

A little boy in Afghanistan remembers that frightful night.
Fighters jets flew overhead with overwhelming might.
Bombs that rip to pieces, his family blown to bits.
Memories forged in blood and tears, his mother’s dying breath.

Life of madness.
Born into violence.
All when you were born, into the war.
Born into the war.
A bullet and gun and a falling bomb is all you’ve ever known.
Inheritance of blood and gore and you were born into the war.

Now Johnny’s marching through the poppy fields with a company of marines.
On a mission to destroy and kill insurgents on the scene.
A farmer passes down the road, suicide is on his mind.
Blood and bones explode now Johnny’s dead, revenge is satisfied.

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from Born Into War, released December 20, 2015
Song and lyrics by Jeff Englehart

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Article 15 Taos, New Mexico

Article 15 is born from the thirsty earth of northern New Mexico. Using anarcho-punk as a means to an end, their music is a battle cry against hate-mongering fascists and a tool to help build a new world based on peace, justice, and an egalitarian autonomy of the planet and its inhabitants. ... more

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