[Female - soft, sad, gentle] (Verse 1) Boots on the ground, eyes wide open wide Seen the dust of deserts where the innocent hide Little hands reaching through the smoke and the fire Bombs falling silent, but the screams never tire Back home in the cities, shadows on the street Traffickers circling where the lost ones meet Kids left in the darkness, no one left to fight We carry it all through the long, lonely night [Chorus - Female soft & sad, then building] The things we see, they haunt our days In our backyard and a world away [Male - strong, determined] Illegal immigrants crossing the line Nigerians tearing up what's yours and mine [Both] We see the broken, the stolen, the gone Hearts get heavy, but we carry on For the homeland we swore to defend and protect The things we see... we won't forget [Female - soft, sad] (Verse 2) Overseas the explosions light up the sky Mothers are crying as the young soldiers die Where do the innocent run when the walls fall down? Who hears their whispers in this broken town? [Male - strong] And here at the border, the flood keeps on coming Promises broken, the weary keep running We stand on the watch, with a medic's scarred hands Trying to hold back the tide of these lands [Bridge - Female soft & emotional, then swelling] We wish we could unsee it, the blood and the pain Instead we can pray for the fallen and the slain For the children now with Heaven, safe in His light We lift them up through the darkest night [Both - building] But in the quiet, when the weight starts to break us There's a fire still burning, for the ones who can't take it We rise from the ashes, with grit in our veins Combat medics, guardians through the pouring rain [Final Chorus - Male strong leading, Female harmonizing] The things we see won't break our fight We'll guard the homeland through the darkest night For every child stolen, every soul betrayed We'll push back harder, unafraid The innocent matter, their voices will call Through our weary hearts, we'll give them it all Yeah, the things we see... they fuel the flame We'll protect what's ours, in freedom's name [Outro - Female soft & reflective] The things we see... Lord, the things we see We pray for the fallen... and the children with Thee We stand tall... for you and me
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