"Perspectives of War" genre: Heavy Metal
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	A heavy metal tune that lyrically looks at the Pacific theater of World War II. Hard and fast!
	Story Behind the Song I'm a history buff and one of my favorite areas of history is World War II Pacific theater. This song explores the ironies of the American and Japanese perspectives and how even though both sides tried to portray the other as being practically non-human they were so similar. This especially shows in the songs chorus towards the end where it is repeated once for each side. Notice there are two different riffs, one is used for the American perspective and the other for the Japanese. This song was written over the course of a couple of days with a few takes to get it the way I wanted it. Lyrics Verse 1 (American) War time songs, "Mow the Japs Down" Good Jap? The only good Jap is a dead one! Less than human, the peril of the yellow race Popular media potrays the Jap as an ape Pre-war smug arrogance, prejudice masquerading as fact The Jap was foolhardy and incompetant, combat skills out of whack Verse 2 (American) After Pearl Harbor a 180 degree turn Inside the Jap mind fanaticism burns They might attempt a west coast attack To prvent their help we'll relocate American Japs The myth of the Japanese superman in the press Admiral Halsey's racial abuses used to discredit Verse 3 (Japanese) War against the barbarians of the west We are morally superior than all the rest Misguided dogs, reptiles, and other beasts That is how to best describe the enemy The Americans are nothing but brutes under the mask of humanity Americans kill just to satisfy their own urges of brutality Verse 3 (Japanese) The spirit of Yamoto, be victorious or perish Less than human, the decadent megalomaniacal race Our Fate's warning about the demonic beast We'll die in honour bringing the enemy defeat The rising sun crusading against the enemies of their mother Our bayonets shall cleanse the world of the vile other Chorus (first pass American, second pass Japanese) The enemy's war is one of selfish desire for world conquest Our war is a moral cause to create a New World Order So that all nations can live in peace in their own sphere War in unavoidable if we're going to save the world This is not a race war, let's make that clear Propoganda and destiny will prove us morally superior

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