Say you’ll stay Things are harder now without you I’m ok When you call home, I still tell you Push away It’s what I do to protect you If we only knew Shadows fall, we walk the line Blood and dust, we’re born in time No glory found, no easy fame Just hearts of iron in the flame 18, cast out, awakened to what I’ve become, all done Just years from false idols, now I’m bound to become one Heart in my throat, but I’m ready to go Swallowed the fear, but I don’t let it show I stand here ready now, what a lonely ride I’ve got nowhere to hide Always held back, still I move inside Marching forward, can’t break our stride Voices in the dark, we come alive Heart like steel, veins run cold Fragments of home, worn and old Head held high, I still stand tall Together we fight, through it all Every face, another ghost Every prayer, a bullet’s hope Fragments of home stay stacked Memories fade, bags stay packed Shadows beside me, one by one gone Still I move forward, the mission lives on I stay alive with a worn-down note Words smudged quiet, nobody wrote If fate wants to test me, let it try I’ll stand tall, I won’t let you die Marching forward, can’t break our stride Voices in the dark, we come alive Heart like steel, veins run cold Fragments of home, worn and old Head held high, I still stand tall Together we fight, through it all Say you’ll stay Things are harder now without you I’m ok When you call home, I still tell you Push away It’s what I do to protect you If we only knew Shadows fall, we walk the line Blood and dust, we’re born in time No glory found, no easy fame Just hearts of iron in the flame Through trials and silence remember my name Swallowed the fear, but I don’t let it show Every echo, every ghost, I carry it slow Fragments of home, worn and old Every word a light I used to hold Head held high, I still stand tall Through the silence, I hear your call Together we fight, through it all
