Battalions of strangers (video)

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1. The map has gone, it's burning in the afternoon,

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the smell's so strong, no chance to waft away.

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Gold medallions for the proud men in kahki,

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those Battalions of strangers, those Battalions of strangers.

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No one wants to lead the way, be the first death of the day,

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leave his family behind, it must all be in the minds

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of Battalions of strangers, of Battalions of strangers,

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of Battalions of strangers, battalions of strangers.

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2. The sound of guns has given way to children's cries,

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the war´s come home, the black smoke and the hordes of flies.

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Gold medallions for the citizens who stand and wait,

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those Battalions of strangers, those Battalions of strangers.

+ CHORUS

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3. The voice of calm from Moscow to the Pentagon,

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sound the alarm and try to back the better one.

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Gold medallions for the men who must negotiate

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for those battalions of strangers,

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for those battalions of strangers.

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+ For those battalions of strangers,

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for those battalions of strangers. (5x) ….

(Fischer –Z)