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WAR by Barrett Strong War What is it good for Absolutely nothing War What is it good for Absolutely nothing War is something that I despise For it means destruction of innocent lives For it means tears in thousands of mothers' eyes When their sons go out to fight to give their lives War What is it good for Absolutely nothing Say it again War What is it good for Absolutely nothing War It's nothing but a heartbreaker War Friend only to the undertaker War is the enemy of all mankind The thought of war blows my mind Handed down from generation to generation Induction destruction Who wants to die War What is it good for Absolutely nothing Say it again War What is it good for Absolutely nothing War has shattered many young men's dreams Made them disabled bitter and mean Life is too precious to be fighting wars each day War can't give life it can only take it away War It's nothing but a heartbreaker War Friend only to the undertaker Peace love and understanding There must be some place for these things today They say we must fight to keep our freedom But Lord there's gotta be a better way That's better than War War What is it good for Absolutely nothing Say it again War What is it good for Absolutely nothing In Barrett Strong’s song “War”, Strong believes that there is absolutely nothing good about war and that “there’s gotta be another way that’s better than war”. This song is appropriate for the scene in chapter one (p. 29) where Kurt Vonnegut says, “There is no that there is nothing intelligent to say about a massacre. Everybody is supposed to be dead, to never say anything or want anything every again” (19). From the beginning, Vonnegut has made evident his antiwar stance. He tells his son that they must never participate in war in anyway, including working for companies that make war machineries. He also tells them that they should not glorify in the massacre or destruction of their enemies. In addition, Vonnegut mentions that except for the birds, it is completely silent after a massacre, and the only thing the birds are able to say is “poo-tee-wee”, which again illustrates the senselessness of war. For this reason, Vonnegut has chosen to use satire in Slaughterhouse Five. He hopes that by poking fun of war, the immorality of it will be corrected, and that instead of war, people will chose other options in dealing with their problems. For instance, the main character, Billy Pilgrim, tries to convince people that he was abducted by the so called “Tralfamadorians”. In addition, Billy, who is probably be the least likely to survive in the war, is one on the only ones who lives to see the end of the war. Edgar Derby’s death is also comical. Derby survives the bombing of Dresden, but he gets killed for attempting to steal a teapot. ONE by Metallica I Can't Remember Anything Can't Tell If this Is True or Dream Deep down Inside I Feel to Scream this Terrible Silence Stops Me Now That the War Is Through with Me I'm Waking up I Can Not See That There Is Not Much Left of Me Nothing Is Real but Pain Now Hold My Breath as I Wish for Death Oh Please God, wake Me Back in the Womb its Much Too Real in Pumps Life That I must Feel but Can't Look Forward to Reveal Look to the Time When I'll Live Fed Through the Tube That Sticks in Me Just like a Wartime Novelty Tied to Machines That Make Me Be Cut this Life off from Me Hold My Breath as I Wish for Death Oh Please God, wake Me Now the World Is Gone I'm Just One Oh God, help Me Hold My Breath as I Wish for Death Oh Please God Help Me Darkness Imprisoning Me All That I See Absolute Horror I Cannot Live I Cannot Die Trapped in Myself Body My Holding Cell Landmine Has Taken My Sight Taken My Speech Taken My Hearing Taken My Arms Taken My Legs Taken My Soul Left Me with Life in Hell Metacllica’s song, “One” is apposite for many scenes in Slaughterhouse Five, especially in chapter two (p.
Approximate Word count = 2108
Approximate Pages = 8.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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