Gears of War
United Abominations
2007
Duration: 4:26
Track number: 5
Writers
Lyrics by: Dave Mustaine
Music by: Dave Mustaine
Theme
A relentless anti-war anthem that portrays conflict as a destructive, cyclical machine (**'gears of war'**). It focuses on the futility of war, where the innocents suffer and die, and there is **'no justice, there's just blood and despair'**. The song suggests that all sides lose when the machine starts grinding.
Lyrics
**Ethnic cleansing** with no defending
These acts of **genocide**
A fatal ending with no surrendering
To cover up the crimes and lie
**Smart bombs**, **precision guided armament**
A more sophisticated way to end up dead
Still we search and invent such intelligent weapons
That kill each other like the **Gears of War**
**Hoo-rah!!!**
If you ride with thieves, then you die with thieves
**Cross my heart and hope that you die**, that you die!
When the smoke has cleared, the **devil's in the mirror**
And you see his warheads paint the sky, now you die!
**Smart bombs**, **precision guided armament**
A more sophisticated way to end up dead
Still we search and invent such intelligent weapons
That kill each other like the **Gears of War**
**Hoo-rah!!!**
