Death comes like a glacier from the peaks of all wars
Reason and logic the general's cry, "More!"
Bodies in gullies, contortionist poses
Fogged by the scent of mustard gas and roses

Take me back to the war I survived
Gather them all it's a Slaughterhouse Five
Take me back to the war I survived
Gather them all it's a Slaughterhouse Five

As buildings belch bombs to the haloed Moon
Entrust its landscape to the barren gloom
A bullet-proof bible can protect your heart
Who'll cover your eyes when you're falling apart

Take me back to the war I survived
Gather them all it's a Slaughterhouse Five
Take me back to the war I survived
Gather them all it's a Slaughterhouse Five

Mischief rides high upon the martyrs back
Provide the creedence for unprovoked attack
Yet in their use can these shadows have form
Armies create circles sparks from the dawn

Take me back to the war I survived
Gather them all it's a Slaughterhouse five
Take me back to the war I survived
Gather them all it's a Slaughterhouse five

And so it goes no one is left alive
Take me back to the war I survived
These were people like you and I
Take me back to the war I survived