The Deserter's Song
Skies black, cold and vacant nowI sat on the hillsideThe stars up above meLike pinholes in velvetI listened to the songThat I hoped I'd never hear
And off behind meGuns snap like insectsWe're fighting for causesWe don't really fathomBut we'll charge aheadBloodied hands feed the flames
Their guns all rain downSay your prayersFall and runThis is do or die this timeRaise your fistGive 'em hell boysLet's make them wish they'd never lived
My eyes locked with a boy on the other sideHands droppedHe stood defenselessBut he wasn't frightenedHis face was acceptingBut I couldn't pullI couldn't pullI couldn't pull
And I could see it clearTo fall was not my fearTo make one fall was
And the chaos returnedI backed into the treesLeft my guns on the groundWiped the mud from my kneesAnd I knew in my heart that my old life was goneThat in walking away, my name was undoneSo I might as well run
Parts and bones and strings of secretsCut the ties that bind meI might dream myself as kingBut I ain't made for ruling
Just live another dayAnd I can find another way
Just live another dayAnd I can find another way
Just live another dayAnd I can find another way