In a hole Somewhere along the line Orchestra plays the overture Shelling has begun Lie down, don't breathe Don't know what's raining down The fear of being gassed Or blown to pieces We're in our grave Entombed by Belgian soil As the world keeps shaking I slowly lose my mind Holed up like animals underground Immense sound, cannons pounding all around Feel the insanity Feel the shell shock Will they ever get in? In the dark, rats on your skin Feel the insanity Feel the shell shock Feel the shell shock Feel the shell shock No R and R Deprived of sleep and water Senses becoming dull Trembling heart, trembling soul I've lost the track of time Could have been eternity As the war rage on I slowly lose my mind Holed up like animals underground Immense sound, cannons pounding all around Feel the insanity Feel the shell shock Will they ever get in? In the dark, rats on your skin Feel the insanity Feel the shell shock Feel the shell shock Feel the shell shock Feel the shell shock A soldier's heart Acquired in the hole I tremble As I rise above the ground As I rise above the ground Alive in body Broken in mind Target practice for firing squad A coward's end