Neil Young - Shock And Awe Lyrics






Back in the days of shock and awe
We came to liberate them all
History was the cruel judge of overconfidence
Back in the days of shock and awe

Back in the days of "mission accomplished"
Our chief was landing on the deck
The sun was setting on a golden photo op
Back in the days of "mission accomplished"

Thousands of bodies in the ground
Brought home in boxes to a trumpet's sound
No one sees them coming home that way
Thousands buried in the ground

Thousands of children scarred for life
Millions of tears for a soldier's wife
Both sides are losing now
Heaven takes them in
Thousands of children scarred for life

We had a chance to change our mind
But somehow wisdom was hard to find
We went with what we knew and now we can't go back
But we had a chance to change our mind.





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  1. j.... t....

    Meet the new boss....same as the old boss.... Obama change....lmfao

  2. R.... b....

    Neil says it all, and the war on terror continues, will the killing and blood letting ever end? Not as long as the elite are in control.!!

  3. V.... G....

    Yankee go home!

  4. W.... C....

    He's a hypocrite. Complete and total silence during the Obama years. Had he reprised Let's Impeach the President For Lying and screamed it Obama, I'd respect him. He is just another partisan hack.

  5. r.... p....

    Rite out Clint Eastwood spegetii movie

  6. S.... D....

    Mitico N▪Y• Inossidabile!

  7. S.... H....

    Not Neil's best work...

  8. I.... ....

    "history was a cruel judge"

    I.... ....

    Isismusicnow App only way you have the opportunity of

    I.... ....

    The south south I

  9. T.... B....

    One of Neil's best rock songs ~ really great. Undoubtedly... 8)

    T.... B....

    Taras Bulba good trumpit

  10. r.... ....

    remember this as crazy Trump acts like lunatic

  11. A.... J....

    Sorry Wikipedia, you got it wrong. As it pertains to The Persian Gulf, the term was coined in Gulf War 1, not in '03 '.

  12. S.... C....

    Nice one Stephanie. I think Trump may possibly out do him.

    S.... C....

    Simon Cornell flop

  13. E.... P....

    Neil, what's up for our new president elect? Plenty of inspiration for great new songs !

  14. K.... Z....

    Look now where shock and awe has left us.....fuck me!

  15. L.... B....

    Neil sings it like I feel it. I listen to this album before I go to vote.

  16. B.... T....

    been looking for this for ever thanks

  17. D.... J....

    Strong work Colin White!

  18. E.... G....

    Neil, the best!

  19. K.... K....

    The song; Rocks

  20. t.... y....

    We forgot Kurdistan.

  21. G.... K....

    Back in the days of shock and awe
     We came to liberate them all
     History was the cruel judge of overconfidence
     Back in the days of shock and awe  Back in the days of "mission accomplished"
     Our chief was landing on the deck
     The sun was setting on a golden photo op
     Back in the days of "mission accomplished"  Thousands of bodies in the ground
     Brought home in boxes to a trumpet's sound
     No one sees them coming home that way
     Thousands buried in the ground  Thousands of children scarred for life
     Millions of tears for a soldier's wife
     Both sides are losing now
     Heaven takes them in
     Thousands of children scarred for life  We had a chance to change our mind
     But somehow wisdom was hard to find
     We went with what we knew and now we can't go back
     But we had a chance to change our mind.

  22. n.... c....

    shake your body

  23. J.... H....

    "Ohio" will never end...

    J.... H....

    John Hutchins You've exposed yourself as a baby boomer CSN&Y fan!

  24. S.... C....

    You are so right Stephanie

    S.... C....

    Simon Cornell whom the fuck are you

  25. C.... G....

    excellent images

  26. E.... ....

    “No one has the answers / But one thing is true / You got to turn on evil / When it’s comin’ after you / You got to face it down / And when it tries to hide / You got to go in after it / And never be denied / Time is runnin’ out . . . let’s roll.”

    Read More: Neil Young, ‘Let’s Roll’ – Lyrics Uncovered | http://ultimateclassicrock.com/neil-young-lets-roll-lyrics-uncovered/?trackback=tsmclip

    Now everyones' on the anti-war bandwagon, lead by Neil; but back then, when it happened, most all Americans, most including myself, were ready to kick some ass for the horrible tragdy of 9/11. I was thirsty and proud of the 'shock and awe' we put on those responsible. To fight evil, as Neil tells us in "Let's Roll", "you got to go in after it".

    And Stephanie B, who are you to await their response ? As you say, they will wait upon the Lord's judgement, not yours. We will all be judged one day.

    When you join the military, you swear an oath to support and defend our Constitution. We lost thousands, both voluntarily and involuntarily, since 9/11. Some were heroes, some were victims, and others were heroes because of the victims. 

  27. S.... B....

    To George W. Bush and every member of Congress as well as his cabinet:  You all may escape judgment on this earth for what you have done but one judgement you will not escape is that of God Almighty.  When you stand before him and are called to answer for the hundreds of thousands of lives lost in Iraq and Afghanistan because of the war you had to have what will be your response?  Before you answer know this, God will accept nothing less than the unvarnished truth.  I await your response.

    S.... B....

    they're all guilty since Ronnie Raygun became murderer in charge and maybe even before that.

    S.... B....

    Stephanie B AMEN SISTER!!!!!!

  28. C.... ....

    11 years ago, the Bushies took us into Iraq, and nearly a million people died. They all belong in prison.

    C.... ....

    +Curtis They belong on the gallows.

    C.... ....

    Curtis and creepy schlock Barack Osadamite has continued the policy you fool

  29. B.... C....

    Bush & Cheney almost tank'd this country into chaos & economic ruin..Neil had the balls to stand up to this farce..You young ignorant punks who support this fascist
    tea party thinking will never understand this..Bless Neil for his knowledge & great
    music for the last 50 years!!

  30. C.... ....

    The photos change too quickly, gives me a headache.

  31. P.... ....

    Happy 10 year anniversary you all... :/

    P.... ....

    PittsburghSean thanx bro

  32. P.... ....

    Sorry man, looks your little fantasy didn't come true.

  33. A.... e....

    Obama is a war monger. Where are you now Neil?

  34. l.... ....

    oops, 10/15/2012 your WRONG.

  35. g.... b....

    I thought we fought to end war and tyranny, but only came home to realize, it's a vicious circle. When will the leaders and the media I represent take responsibility for the 9/11 fraud? Slandering societies for poppy fields and lithium mines. Killing blindly abroad only to come home and see my neighbor has been yanked from his home in banker fraud by the leaders I fought for. God bless those who have died in vain, for we are a peaceful nation, if not for our military complex.

  36. L.... R....

    true!

    original!

    AAWESOMMEEE!

  37. A.... C....

    Ha ha it's 2012 this year :) Still no war (though syria did have an uprising of some scale)

  38. R.... ....

    @revolutionm fail.

  39. W.... ....

    I think it's more fair to look at those politicians who claim now they were "tricked" into a war
    BULLSHIT
    Just accept your mistakes

  40. W.... ....

    He's not really..
    I'm not saying he's a good leader, but he's hardly a dictator.

  41. B.... ....

    "History was a cruel judge of over confidence." Sad but true. Neil rules.

  42. S.... ....

    BUT we had a chance to change our minds!!

  43. c.... ....

    Do you remember when Bush asked his subjects to ´spend and invest´ after the twin towers desolved so shockingly?

    Imagine if Bush asked the people of his country to use a bus when it was even remotly conveinent. If he spent a small frantion of his fiasco on bicycle paths hhere would be lots of affordable fuel for the people who needed it to keep the ecconomy going and the roads that these people ride along would be freed of those who don't need them. Farmers for example, and trades-people.

  44. A.... H....

    Awesome guitar riff.

  45. R.... ....

    ya but you didn't mention how north Americans are worth more then the people we kill. We are better in everyway and if they kill even one of us they deserve to die.

  46. b.... ....

    excellent work - this was sent to me and I watched it and only checked the comments after. I thought it was 'the official video' too.

  47. J.... K....

    Well done! Excellent work! I even thought this was "official" video...

  48. l.... ....

    the people who represent us MUST be held to the very highest standards, we have NO say in foreign policy, and thats all most around the world know of us. is it any wonder they see americans as corrupt, lying war mongers? heil bush!

  49. e.... ....

    Neil Young looks up at Bob Dylan, while the rest of all cool people are looking up at him.
    Long Live Neil (forever) Young

  50. s.... ....

    cool, i did a video on this song too. i like your ending with the grave yard.