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WAR CATALOG lyrics
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Intro
Two sides draw lines on a map in chalk, But war got flavors, watch the labels talk.
Verse 1
Interstate, flags up, borders in the smoke, Two suits sign threats while the radios choke. Civil war, same street, different colors on sleeves, Brother at the checkpoint, mother still grieves. Insurgents in the alley, state in the square, Winning hearts like currency, fear in the air. Proxy hands load crates, never touch the flame, Local kids bleed out for a foreign name.
Chorus
War got types, not just “go” or “stop,” Actors, domains, watch the pressure drop. Methods switch masks, goals switch clothes, Same drumline, different roads.
Verse 2
Land war, boots in mud, convoy slow, Block by block, who owns the corner? who knows? Naval chess, hulls cut wakes, blockade tight, Starve a port quiet, win without a fight. Air war, sky teeth, sirens and glare, Radar goes blind when the jammers flare. Space war, satellites blink, signals get bent, Navigation lost like rent money spent. Cyber war, keys click, lights go out, Data gets twisted, truth’s in doubt. Information war, memes as artillery, Change what you believe, then change policy.
Bridge 1
Maps are paper, but the cost is bone, A headline hides what’s under the tone. Some wars are loud, some whisper deep, And frozen ones still don’t let you sleep.
Verse 3
Conventional, front lines, tanks in rows, Irregular, shadows, then nobody knows. Hybrid, everything hits, all lanes at once, Wallet, wire, rumor, rockets and fronts. Economic, sanctions squeeze, ports locked tight, Factories stall, hunger wins the night. Psychological, make you doubt your own eyes, Nuclear, silence that screams “comply.” Special ops, black vans, quiet breach, Deniable ink where the orders reach. Goals? Conquest redraws, regime gets flipped, Coercion punishes, behavior gets gripped. Defensive holds doors, attrition drains time, Limited stays boxed, total eats the spine. High-intensity thunder, low-intensity rain, Frozen conflict, ice over pain.
Chorus
War got types, not just “go” or “stop,” Actors, domains, watch the pressure drop. Methods switch masks, goals switch clothes, Same drumline, different roads.
Bridge 2
Call it “operation,” call it “campaign,” Somebody’s kid still learns the sound of rain. Name the category, label the frame, But the ground remembers every name.
Chorus
War got types, not just “go” or “stop,” yeah Actors, domains, watch the pressure drop. drop Methods switch masks, goals switch clothes, switch Same drumline, different roads. roads
Chorus
War got types, not just “go” or “stop,” types! Actors, domains, watch the pressure drop. pressure! Methods switch masks, goals switch clothes, mask up! Same drumline, different roads. different roads! [Outro] Definitive ending Classify the war, but don’t sanitize the scar, A label ain’t a bandage, peace is the bar.
Inside the recording
Two sides draw lines on a map in chalk, But war got flavors, watch the labels talk.
War got types, not just “go” or “stop,” Actors, domains, watch the pressure drop.
War got types, not just “go” or “stop,” types! Actors, domains, watch the pressure drop. pressure!
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