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Machine Gun Lyrics by Badflower

This Is How the World Ends

2021

[Verse 1]
That's just what they told me, "You could be a patriot"
"Don’t you love your country? Don't you wanna die for it?"
How could they enlist me? I was only 17
It's better to be thankful than challenge their authority

[Chorus]
This is how the world is
This is how they suck you in
Manipulate the broken
To suffer every consequence
They gave me a machine gun
But I don’t wanna hurt no one
There's nothing here to fight for
This is someone else's war

[Verse 2]
That's just what they told me, "Son, you could be a patriot"
Defеnder of your country, protector of the innocеnt
We'll beat 'em with a clenched fist by order of your government
They said we were the good guys, but what if we're the terrorists?

[Chorus]
This is how the world is
This is how they suck you in
Manipulate the broken
To suffer every consequence
They gave me a machine gun
But I don't wanna hurt no one
There’s nothing here to fight for
This is someone else’s war

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Chorus]
This is how the world ends
This is how they suck you in
Manipulate the broken
To suffer every consequence
I'm only a statistic
And no one even gives a shit
The treatment for my shell shock (Yeah, yeah)
Yeah, they won’t even pay for it
I fired that machine gun
I never meant to hurt no one
And as my friends and foes bleed
We satisfy a rich man's greed

[Outro]
Maybe I don't know a damn thing
I've never been through anything
This is all I can be
A voice for someone else’s grief
He fired that machine gun
She never meant to hurt no one
'Cause once you leave a headstone
You never really make it home
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About “Machine Gun” by Badflower

Read the complete lyrics to "Machine Gun" by Badflower from the album "This Is How the World Ends" in 2021. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Alternative Rock, Rock.

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"Machine Gun" is credited to Badflower. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Machine Gun" appears on "This Is How the World Ends" in 2021.

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