New Addicts-Dear Mother

Verse 1 He had just turned nineteen that spring a quiet boy with plans for everything to teach, to build a simple life far from any battlefield or strife Then the order came without a choice no time to question, no real voice taken from the life he knew into a world he never chose to move He stood there silent as they read his name not looking for glory, not chasing fame just one thought he held inside protect the place where his family lives and hides Pre-Chorus He didn’t ask for war to come but still he stood when they called him from home fear in his chest, but a steady will to guard his land, to stand there still Chorus Dear Mother, I didn’t choose this fight they pulled me from my life at night I stand my ground, I hold the line but I don’t know if I’ll be fine Dear Mother, hear me now I’m trying to make you proud somehow Verse 2 Boots on ground where silence breaks every step a choice that shakes not built for hate, not built for war just trying to defend what he stood for He wrote at night with shaking hands letters sent from broken lands hoping somehow you’d understand why he stayed with weapon in hand Then the sky turned white and loud and pulled him underneath the cloud Pre-Chorus He didn’t ask for war to come but still he stood when they called him from home fear in his chest, but a steady will to guard his land, to stand there still Chorus Dear Mother, I didn’t choose this fight they pulled me from my life at night I stand my ground, I hold the line but I don’t know if I’ll be fine Dear Mother, hear me now I’m trying to make you proud somehow Verse 3 (Letter) Dear Mother, I write you now I hope these words will reach you somehow I never chose this path I’m on but I couldn’t just be gone I try to stand for what I know for home, for fields where rivers flow not for hate, not for a throne but so you don’t face this alone Dear Mother, if you feel fear I carried yours while I was here I did my best to stay alive to see the world where we both survive But if this letter finds your hand know I died to defend this land Chorus (Final) Dear Mother, I didn’t choose this fight they pulled me from my life at night I stand my ground, I hold the line but I don’t know if I’ll be fine Dear Mother, hear me now I’m trying to make you proud somehow