This song is about what marines have to go through when they go out to war. Given that this album is about the Vietnam war, most of the soldiers when they got back weren’t given a warm welcome and it shows that we should appreciate them. Hence the lyrics “ They’re dying for you”
[Intro]
Inclination for the rock 'n' roll war
Under the flag of peace and law
Your native country to set it free
In the air, on land, and on the sea
[Verse 1]
For their honour and their golden crown
Swing the judgement's glory hammer down
The patriot within their valiant heart
Keep 'em hungry for the liberty love
[Verse 2]
Hatred, just a tool, the aggressors to control
Into the jungle's depth, into the desert storm
Caught between legions of hate
Caught beneath malefic eyes of fate
[Verse 3]
Seems that we are doomed to drown your hopes
Marching to the destiny, no attitudes to lie
Don't want to leave that battlefield without a sign
Engaged to the rifle by my side
[Chorus]
Marines
They're fighting for you
Marines
They're dying for you
Marines
Keep your honour clean
Marines
[Verse 4]
You are the chosen one securing the world
Universal soldier to the bone
And for my brothers, you'll get what you deserve
Down the bloody road to war
[Chorus]
Marines
They're fighting for you
Marines
They're dying for you
Marines
Keep your honour clean
Marines
Out in the killing fields
Marines
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Chorus]
Marines
They're fighting for you
Marines
They're dying for you
Marines
Keep your honour clean
Marines
[Verse 5]
You hear the mine clicking under your feet
You know you have to go
You hear the trigger of a foreign gun
To bury all your hopes
[Verse 6]
Ever pave the way for endless peace
Self-sacrificing 'til you have the world to leave
For the common people, honest generation
Just you can stop the human disintegration
[Chorus]
Marines
They're fighting for you
Marines
They're dying for you
Marines
Keep your honour clean
Marines
Out in the killing fields
Marines
[Outro]
Marines
Marines
Marines
Marines
Marines was written by Tom Angelripper.
Marines was produced by Harris Johns.