The Strategist Verdict MP3
This is "The Strategist's Verdict" from my album "No Survivors"
Context: A soldier is tired of how is commander is treating their partner. When the soldier finally can't take it anymore he speaks up and calls the commander out on his behavior-challenging him with facts not just saying things to be saying it.
Lyrics:
I've run the numbers, calculated the decline
Your probability of lasting? Dead by design
Brilliant strategist when you're in the field
But can't plan a dinner, what's your fucking deal?
She asked for hours, not your bed, just your time
And you can't even give her that? It's a crime
What the fuck is wrong with you, can't you see?
She's dying right in front of you desperately
I've held my tongue, stayed in my lane
But I'm done watching her circle the drain
You want respect for your command?
Then be a man who gives a damn
This is my verdict, my assessment is clear
You're unfit for duty when she needs you here
Court-martialed by your own neglect
Found guilty of the love you won't protect
You're losing the war you refuse to see
She's the casualty of your apathy
I watch her shake while checking her gear
After another night of your manufactured tears
Perfect record, never misses her mark
But you leave her shooting alone in the dark
You want a soldier standing at attention
And a lover when you need that connection
But won't give her anything in between
The worst bloody leader I've ever seen
I've held my tongue, stayed in my lane
But I'm done watching her circle the drain
You want respect for your command?
Then be a man who gives a damn
This is my verdict, my assessment is clear
You're unfit for duty when she needs you here
Court-martialed by your own neglect
Found guilty of the love you won't protect
You're losing the war you refuse to see
She's the casualty of your apathy
She begged for HOURS, just pleading for you
Just your TIME, and you couldn't follow through
You bloody coward hiding behind your rank
While she drowns in tears, you've got yourself to thank
Too much of a coward to love her right
Too selfish to let her go into the night
You're a strategic failure, a mission gone wrong
And I've stayed quiet for far too long
This is my verdict, my assessment is clear
You're unfit for duty when she needs you here
Court-martialed by your own neglect
Found guilty of the love you won't protect
You're losing the war you refuse to see
She's the casualty of your apathy
Strategic recommendation, Commander
Let her go or learn to love her
But this limbo you're creating?
It's the cruelest form of torture
She deserves someone who sees her
Not just uses what she gives
And if you can't be that soldier...
Stand down and let her live