Our troops are massed to the east To wipe out the Russian threat Soldiers in the west digging trensches To await the English and French attacks In this new era of war In this industrial war New weapons, Huge armies Total war, Total slaughter Flower of a generation, Buried War of attrition
Machine guns and gas grenades Are taking a heavy toll A thick carpet of stinking meat Leave the rats plenty to eat
In this new era of war In this industrial war New weapons, Huge armies Total war, Total slaughter Flower of a generation, Buried War of attrition
They are bringing up the reserves Fixing the bayonettes, waiting to die They fall line after line But they keep coming
In this new era of war In this industrial war New weapons, Huge armies Total war, Total slaughter Flower of a generation, Buried War of attrition
A massed wall of humans Bullets shread up their flesh Falls into the rusty barbed wire Never to live again, Penetrated to pieces Walking in blood, War of attrition