Ambush

Ambush
Musik : Stefan Tillmann
Text : Stefan Netschio
Based on the novel "The Forever War" by Joe Haldeman

Every ten years objective time
I'm ageing only a month
If you're alive - returning according to schedule
I'm twenty-eight when you arrive
Hurry! I don't care if you're 30
Hurry! I don't care if you're old
I never ever wanted another
If I can't be your lover - I wanna be your nurse


I cannot recall
The reason that I came here for
I don't know when it started
I don't know when it ends
I don't see any sense in this
My mind has been erased
So I can get along with this



Lost in time and space - what am I fighting for
Seriously damaged but I won't let it show
Still there is capacity as long as there is faith
Pump-gun trigger pushed - we're being ambushed


No possible defence in the midst of the crossfire
As long as I am conscious there'll be no way to stop me
Got no ammo left but the power of my fists
A pain inside my chest just leaves me defenceless



I feel disintegrated but still I am alive
Don't ask me- 'cause I don't know - the way that I survived
I feel the medic's fingers tickling my guts
The burning in my stomach is trying to drive me nuts


Can't see no reason in the things that I have done
It happens to be war - it's a war that can't be won
It's time to quit but they won't let you go
You're far too important for things that you already know