Teach me to cry,

Teach me to die,

Teach me to hate,

Teach me to lie.

Lessons of life,

Lessons of pain,

Lessons of strife,

Lessons of gain.

Teach me of lust,

Teach me of blood,

Teach me of disgust,

Teach me of soldier hood.

To slit a throat,

To never lose face,

To become remote,

To hide disgrace.

Teach me of secrets,

Teach me of death,

Teach me of targets,

Teach me of breath.

Lessons that hurt,

Lessons that anguish,

Lessons that alert,

Lessons that punish.

Teach me to scream,

Teach me to bleed,

Teach me not to dream,

Teach me to succeed.