Marc Schere feat. Jennifer Batten - BattleZone

BATTLEZONE PERFORMERS, STORY, & LYRICS Vocals - Marc Scherer Lead Guitar & Video - Jennifer Batten Rhythm Guitar - Mike Aquino Bass - Bill Syniar Drums - Dave Kelly Keyboards - Jim Peterik & Barb Unger Backing vocals - Bryan Cole, Jim Peterik, Marc Scherer Story from Jim Peterik: This song was so much fun to write. Jennifer and I had never written together before but it felt totally natural. I got on the grand piano down in Lennon’s Den (my lower-level studio) and Jennifer cranked up my Suhr Badger amp. Soon we were jamming. She started playing this incredible lick - I said, “What is THAT?” and she said, “It’s just something I’ve been fooling around with.” I started pounding chords and a rough structure around the riff. I began screaming nonsense syllables. From the ether rose the word “Battlezone.” Suddenly, our executive producer, Danette Pahl, entered the room and started dancing to the raucous noise. Her spinning gyrations took it up another notch and soon Marc was in the room, scribbling down some lyrics. Hope you enjoy the fruits of a wild afternoon in Lennon’s Den - it truly was a rock’n’roll Battlezone. LYRICS I was born cold I was fearless and free Young American child waiting for my dream My back to the wall I was ten feet tall I was bulletproof Now I’m a man though the flame still burns And I see this world through the truth I’ve learned Will they run like thieves when the fire’s returned Will I live to call their bluff I’ll never let them take me Never let them see me sweat You won’t see me coming when I place my bet (It’s just another day) Standing in the line of fire Bullets singing like a choir Fighting for survival living in the battle zone (Got to find a way) Sharpening the blade to react Crouching in the face of attack Staring down those hearts of stone Meet you meet you meet you in the battle zone See the children play in the old school yard Watch the party crowd on the boulevard At the clubat the show There is no safe zone, no asylum In the shadows where the guns drive by You don’t ever know if you’ll live or die And the friends you’ve made never say goodbye They leave without a trace Wordless wary waiting for the night to fall Do we stalk them down Or pray that they won’t make us crawl With love 💞 ❤️ from American 🇺🇸 Rock Stars 🤩✨⭐ to Ukraine 🇺🇦 З любов’ю 💞 ❤️ від американських 🇺🇸 Рок-зірок 🤩✨⭐ до України 🇺🇦 С любовью 💞 ❤️ от американских 🇺🇸 Рок-звёзд 🤩✨⭐ к Украине 🇺🇦