Under the Flag
An original RAW Boswin song about a US Marine who volunteered after 911, and ended up in Iraq. With recent revelations about the war and 911, he has second thoughts and has come to question the morality of his role in the Iraq War.
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Under the Flag
Words and Music by RAW Boswin
If I were to tell you something, I haven’t till today
I would say that I’m a different person than the one they sent away
I have seen fashion and fame, disappear to be discovered again
I have seen ordinary days unfold, and towers fall and planes explode
So I became a soldier, 09-2k1
And then they sent me over, oh Mama the things we’ve done
I have seen pleasure in pain,
From either side of this war machine
I’ve seen the horror in a mother’s eyes,
When her baby falls and angels rise…
Under the flag, we got here, Under the flag, we fought here,
Under the flag, I’m not sure, I wanna go home.
Under the sun, we let fly, Bullets and prayers, that God won’t buy
Underneath the star spangled banner,
Under the Rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air
Mama, can I tell you something? Mama, can I confess?
Even though I volunteered, I didn’t sign up for this!
I have felt triumph and shame,
To get these oilfields running again,
So Halliburton and Chevron,
Could fill their pipes and burst their bombs…
Under the flag, we got here, Under the flag, we fought here,
Under the flag, I’m not sure, I wanna go home.
Under the sun, we let fly, Bullets and tears, that God won’t dry,
Underneath the star spangled banner,
Under the Rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air
And we all stand together, We’re brothers to the bone,
One way or the other, Brothers we’ll get home…
Under the flag, we got here, Under the flag, we fought here,
Under the flag, I’m not sure, I wanna go home.
Under the sun, we let fly, Bullets and prayers, that God knows why
Underneath the star spangled banner,
Under the Rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, under the flag…
© 2008 RAW Boswin (SOCAN)
Under the Flag
Words and Music by RAW Boswin
If I were to tell you something, I haven’t till today
I would say that I’m a different person than the one they sent away
I have seen fashion and fame, disappear to be discovered again
I have seen ordinary days unfold, and towers fall and planes explode
So I became a soldier, 09-2k1
And then they sent me over, oh Mama the things we’ve done
I have seen pleasure in pain,
From either side of this war machine
I’ve seen the horror in a mother’s eyes,
When her baby falls and angels rise…
Under the flag, we got here, Under the flag, we fought here,
Under the flag, I’m not sure, I wanna go home.
Under the sun, we let fly, Bullets and prayers, that God won’t buy
Underneath the star spangled banner,
Under the Rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air
Mama, can I tell you something? Mama, can I confess?
Even though I volunteered, I didn’t sign up for this!
I have felt triumph and shame,
To get these oilfields running again,
So Halliburton and Chevron,
Could fill their pipes and burst their bombs…
Under the flag, we got here, Under the flag, we fought here,
Under the flag, I’m not sure, I wanna go home.
Under the sun, we let fly, Bullets and tears, that God won’t dry,
Underneath the star spangled banner,
Under the Rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air
And we all stand together, We’re brothers to the bone,
One way or the other, Brothers we’ll get home…
Under the flag, we got here, Under the flag, we fought here,
Under the flag, I’m not sure, I wanna go home.
Under the sun, we let fly, Bullets and prayers, that God knows why
Underneath the star spangled banner,
Under the Rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, under the flag…
© 2008 RAW Boswin (SOCAN)
