The War After the War

Album: Rifles & Rosary Beads (2018)
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  • Who's gonna care for the ones who care for the ones who went to war?
    There's landmines in the living room and eggshells on the floor
    I lost myself in the shadow of your honor and your pain
    You stare out of the window as our dreams go down the drain

    Invisible, the war after the war

    I get no basic training, I get no purple heart
    I'm supposed to carry on, I can't fall apart
    People look at you and thank you for the sacrifice you made
    They look at me and smile and say I'm lucky you're okay

    Invisible, the war after the war

    But I'm a soldier too, just like you
    Serving something bigger than myself
    And I serve unseen, caught in between
    My pain and the pain of someone else

    But I'm stronger than you think I am
    I'm right here by your side
    I am not your enemy, I don't wanna fight
    There's no going back in time, I know you're not the same
    But you are not the only one for whom the world has changed

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  • David; Hal-3 Navy Seawolves - 9/69 Thru 3/71 from MichiganMy thoughts; this is truly for those who thought of us when we were gone, and for those who joined us as "forgotten" when we came home.
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