Story Behind The Song
Inspired by various events relating to US presence in Afghanistan.
Song Description
Song describes attacks by military aircraft on innocent citizens, destruction of property and loss of life; inducing terror.
| Song Length |
5:04 |
Genre |
Rock - Hard Rock, Rock - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Aggressive, Disturbed |
Subject |
Other, Guns |
| Similar Artists |
Joe Walsh, Iron Maiden |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
I hear the Night Birds coming
I hear them coming fast
I hear their motors humming
As they go screaming past
Low across the mountains
Glinting flame and glass
I see the Night Birds
And with flame they pass
They're going to come now
That's for sure
Steel and black
Birds of war
I see the Night Birds coming
Spitting heat and fire
Lighting the cliffs around them
Sparks are running higher
Swooping down on the desert
See the buildings burn
See the people running
When will they ever learn