It was the summer of 1945 Hardly a man is still alive He flew a fighter since the fighting had begun Flew for the Empire of the Sun Bombs away and ammo spent His plane's a weapon heaven sent He takes a bead upon a battleship 10, 000 feet he floors the stick Samurai in the sky See him dive from on high On a suicide ride Faster and faster towards the sea He's got a date with destiny The ship's machine guns rake his plane Screaming Zero starts to flame His Fighter's shaking breaking apart A bullet rips right through his heart But still he holds on his aim is true Kamikaze coming straight at you Explosive impact resounding roar The ship sinks to the ocean floor Were you a hero or crazy man Kamikaze can we understand?