a distant land of rock and sky
of snow and ice and sun-baked earth
a place unknown before the strike
a place beyond the reach of time
a landscape carved by brutal force
that raised a stoic ruthless tribe
still wary of the outside world
and wed to laws that we decry
a place to hide from civil men
a place to stoke the fire of hate
invaded by an allied force
their legions rise to welcome fate
but can our soldiers offer hope
for what the modern world upholds
or is our war to free this land
a futile cause of death and pain
