Raw War (Nanosecond Boots) by Gloria Buono-Daly (c) 2026

[Intro]

Oh… can you feel it rise…

Through the breaking light…

In silence – something moves…

On the edge of morning light…

[Verse 1]

When there’s war – storms we endure

Questions cutting to the core

What are we fighting for

In the heart of Raw War, we stand

Nanoseconds stretch to years

Blood in boots and names no one hears

[Pre-Chorus]

Step… Step… Step... shadows in the night

Peace slips through our hands

Like dust across the sands

No flags, no filters – Raw War

[Chorus]

Tell me what, how, why we’re here

Under dark and restless skies

When the beautiful soldiers die

Every soul begins to cry

Damned if we do – damned if we don’t

Chasing truth we never hold

What’s the price of peace we’ve lost

Raw War

[Verse 2]

Cities burning on the screen

Hostage prayers – unseen

Too much truth we’ve never known

Too much fear we call our own

Through the battles, voices break

Every headline feeds the flame

Every war – a different name

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Step… Step… Step... truth fades in the flame

Still we play the endless game

No flags, no filters – Raw War

[Bridge]

Step… Step… Step…

Wars are built for wealthy kings

Step… Step… Step…

Some say power pulls the strings

Who to trust – what is true

Every side claims they have proof

Promises made in the dark

No one wins when truth is torn

Peace is buried, war is born

Stripped of glory – Raw War

[Final Chorus]

Tell me what, how, why we’re here

Watching broken, wounded skies

What will it take – what will it take

For this endless war to break

Damned if we do – damned if we don’t

Stripped of glory – this is Raw War

What’s the price of peace we’ve lost

Raw War

Mmmmm

Through the fading light...

[Outro]

Through the fading light…

Through the fading light…

Raw War…

Step… Step… Step…

Where does it end…

…or does it begin again…

[instrumentation fade out]