[Verse 1]

1. The point of guerilla war is not to succeed
2. It's always been just to make the enemy bleed
3. Deprivin' the soldiers of the peace of mind that they need
4. Bullets are hard to telegraph when they bob and they weave
5. The only way a guerilla war can ever be over
6. Is when the occupation can't afford more soldiers
7. Until they have to draft the last of you into the service
8. And you refuse because you don't see the purpose
9. The only way to counter the insurgents that are well-equipped
10. Is to paint the people fightin' for freedom as "terrorists"
11. Then find a faction, lookin' for foreign investment
12. Install them in power and murder any objections
13. You can't stop a revolution from breathin'
14. So to beat 'em, they offer people the illusion of freedom
15. But when you're done dreamin' and wake up tortured for treason
16. Then you can see them, hidin' behind the god they believe in

[Hook]

17. Deep in the trenches, in the heart of a war
18. That's the place a martyr is born (Motherfucker, it's on!)
19. During the night before the start of the dawn
20. That's the place a martyr is born (Motherfucker, it's on!)
21. When gunshots are raining in the heart of a storm
22. That's the place a martyr is born (Motherfucker, it's on!)
23. Guerilla war when the army is gone
24. That's the place a martyr is born (Motherfucker, it's on!)

This is the second track in Immortal Technique’s 2011 album, The Martyr. It was released on October 27th and had 200,000 downloads on its first day.

This song addresses issues such as the dysfunctional political system, corrupt corporations and the twisted messages which news networks brainwash us with; it is not for the faint of heart…

The instrumental samples “Eleanor Rigby” by The Beatles, a song that describes “all the lonely people” whom the Beatles encounter, and the hollowness that fills their lives.^[[1] https://genius.com/Immortal-technique-the-martyr-lyrics]