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A stark protest song about modern warfare at a distance. The lyrics follow a drone operator caught between the cold detachment of screens and the bloody reality that never reaches him directly. Blending haunting imagery with blunt reportage, the track highlights how war can look like a video game from afar while leaving devastating human costs on the ground. A mix of storytelling and protest, it closes with a plain-speech quote that grounds the song in real numbers and real grief.

(Verse 1)
He’s a ghost in the house, a shadow in the wire
Trained by the code, not his own desire
Virtual headset on, release the drone
A strike in the desert, a place he’s never known

Chorus
They tell me it’s a war, but it looks like a screen
The bodies are falling where he’s never been
The killing feels distant, the carnage unseen
Just numbers and targets in a terrible machine

Verse 2
He goes to sleep and sees the faces, the ones he never knew
Flickering like static, in a hell that’s something new
Tries to tell his wife about the ghosts that haunt the screen
She says, “honey, it’s a war, and it’s something you have never seen”

Chorus
They tell me it’s a war, but it looks like a screen
The bodies are falling where he’s never been
The killing feels distant, the carnage unseen
Just numbers and targets in a terrible machine

Bridge
Every single mission, every single kill
Is just another credit, another box to fill
A target in the crosshairs, a pixel on a screen
The most expensive video game the world has ever seen

Final Verse
He shuts down the system, and goes out in the sun
His only enemy, the quiet syrup in his veins
He sees the kids at the bus stop, their laughter like a chime
And a thousand miles away, he doesn’t recognize his crimes

[Plain Speech]
"The Gaza Health Ministry has reported a staggering death toll of over 64,000 Palestinians since the war began, with a significant proportion being women and children"




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