歌の中には、acrid smoke(鼻を突く煙)とかon this battlefield no one wins(この戦場には、勝者は誰もいない)とかwe hurdle bodies that lay on the ground(たくさんの死者の残骸を越えていう)などという内容が出てきます。
最後では、 We get so close near enough to fight When a Russian gets me in his sights He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow A burst of rounds take my horse below And as I lay there gazing at the sky My body's numb and my throat is dry And as I lay forgotten and alone Without a tear I draw my parting groan って・・・なんともリアルな終わり方(訳せ?)。