Face down in the mud
Men falling all around
Fear spreading like a disease
The stench of death and sickness
Deceived with the promise of victory
Yet our efforts seem futile
Your death the only certain thing
If we stop now, it all will be in vain
Show no mercy, not even to ourselves
Stand tall even in the face of death
Annihilation forever in history
Our bombardment made no difference
The enemy defense still intact
Told that this was gonna be easy
The plan was foiled right from the start
Young men put into an early grave
Signed up to fight for honour and glory
The first day 19,000 dead
How was it ever worth the cost of life
That this offensive would take to win
In the end one million would be
Killed or wounded from both sides
The bloodiest battle in history
If we stop now, it all will be in vain
Show no mercy, not even to ourselves
Stand tall even in the face of death
Annihilation forever in history