Frontman Brent Smith wrote this angry putdown of America's nation-building foreign policy after performing for the troops in Iraq. He was in full support of the soldiers, but frustrated at what was expected of them by political leaders.
After road testing four new songs on a short run of dates the Florida foursome finally chose this to be the opening single off the album. The other tracks they tested were "Sound of Madness," "The Crow and the Butterfly," and "Second Chance."
This was the theme song for the WWE's June 2008 pay per view event Night of Champions.
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