We didn't send soldiers.... (We sent killers.) (hmmm...) The sky turned black before the rain ever fell, The warlords were ringing a hollowed-out bell. They didn't send the boys who play by the book, They sent the ones with the predator's look. No names on the jackets, no flags on the sleeve, Just a promise of silence before they would leave. (They’re coming...) (They’re already here...) It’s a different kind of war when the ghosts arrive, To ensure that the innocent stay alive. We didn't send soldiers, we sent the ghosts, To the jagged hills and the hollowed coasts. They don't want medals, they don't want praise, Just a map of the wolves and a path to blaze. Good men doin' bad things tonight (bad things...) Putting out the devil's light. Highly trained footsteps in the tall dead grass, Watching the evil and the vanity pass. They don't miss a heartbeat, they don't miss a shot, Cleaning the filth from a god-forsaken spot. No one heard the screams in the mountain air, Just the sound of the judgment they went to bear. It’s a heavy weight to walk this line (heavy weight...) To leave the soul and the light behind. But when the monsters feed on the weak and small, You send the ones who ain't afraid to fall. (they ain't afraid...) (Lord, forgive us...) We didn't send soldiers, we sent the ghosts! To the jagged hills and the hollowed coasts! They don't want medals, they don't want praise, Just a map of the wolves and a path to blaze! Good men doin' bad things tonight (bad things...) Putting out the devil's light! The wolves are silent, the evil is dead (buried deep) They won't be coming for the lives they led. The children are sleeping, the cradle won't shake, The price has been paid for the hearts they’d break. Yeah, the ghosts are leaving, hands stained in red, But the monsters have finally all been fed (to the earth). The kids have a tomorrow, the devil is gone... While the killers fade away before the dawn. (The children sleep...) (Safe at home...) (The evil is dead...) (We sent killers.)
