Camouflage (Battletech edition)
I was a
volunteer in a beat-up 'Mech, huntin' Steiner down,
It was in
the FedCom war on Carver 5.
My AC's
jammed and I got stuck, way out and all alone.
And I
could hear a heavy Lance moving in close right side.
Just then
I heard a tree crack and I swung my worthless guns,
And I held
on scared while I counted down my fate.
And then a
big green Mech, an Atlas, wearing the sign of the Death Marines
Appeared
there at my left shoulder and called "wait"
When the
pilot moved close beside me he said, "Don't worry lad I'm
here,"
"If
Steiner wants ter tangle now, he'll have two ter dodge."
I said:
"Well, thanks a lot." I told him my name and asked him his.
And he
said "The boys just call me Camouflage"
Who-o-o-o
Camouflage,
things are
never quite the way they seem.
Who-o-o-o
Camouflage,
I was
awfully glad ter meet this Death Marine
Well I was
gonna ask him where he came from when we heard some launchers whine,
And then
rockets and missiles flew around our ears.
It was
then I saw this Death Marine light a fire in his eye.
And it was
strange, but suddenly I forgot my fears.
Well we
fought all night, side by side, we took our battle stance,
And I
wondered how all weapons missed his Mech,
Cause they
seemed to go right through him, just as if he wasn't there,
Then with
the morning we both took a chance and ran.
And it was
near a riverbank where another Lance came on top of us,
And I
thought this was the end and we were had.
Then a
Gauss Slug with my name on it came buzzin' through the bush
And that
big Atlas he just swat it, with his hand
…Just like it was a fly…
Who-o-o-o
Camouflage,
things are
never quite the way they seem.
Who-o-o-o
Camouflage,
This was a
very strange Death Marine
spoken
And then I
was sure there was something weird about him, cause when I turned
around,
He was
pulling a wrecked Mech up from the ground and started chasing the
others with it
From here
to Kingdom Come.
When he
lead me outta danger I saw my camp and said goodbye.
He just
waved at me from the treeline and then was gone.
When I got
back to my H.Q. I told them about my night,
And the
battles I'd fought with a Death Marine named Camouflage.
When I
said his name his C.O. gulped and their Medic took my arm,
And led me
to a green tent on the right.
He said
"You maybe telling true boy, but this here is Camouflage"
And he's
been right here since he passed away last night.
..In fact,
he's been here all week long..
But before
he went, he said "Semper fi" and stated his only wish,
Was to
save a volunteer caught in a mirage.
So here,
take his Atlas son. He said he wanted you to have it now.
And we
both said a prayer for a Death Marine named Camouflage.
Who-o-o-o
Camouflage,
things are
never quite the way they seem.
Who-o-o-o
Camouflage,
He was a
very brave Death Marine.
So when I
drove his Atlas in another jungle fight; I felt his presence near,
and I
heard his voice, that in my mind was lodged.
And I was
thankful, cause I was not alone. I'd got some company
From a
Death Marine, the boys call "Camouflage"
Who-o-o-o
Camouflage,
things are
never quite the way they seem.
Who-o-o-o
Camouflage,
He was a
very brave Death Marine.
Who-o-o-o
Camouflage,
things are
never quite the way they seem.
Who-o-o-o
Camouflage,
He was a
very brave Death Marine.
Hup,
hey-ho, hey, left... left...
Woah, woah, Camouflage
Hey,
hey-ho, ho, left... left...
Woah, woah, Camouflage
Notes: The song "Camouflage" from Stan Ridgway was used as inspiration fer this slight "revamp".