Shockwave Halo

[Verse 1] Static projection Steel nerves, cold introspection Newsreel runs like a weapon Lost his name in the dust and the heaven Tracer lines for direction Sirens hum in procession Every heartbeat asks the question "Is this courage or concession?" [Pre-Hook] He said, "This is what they call peace" Filed as increase Numbers marching in a tidy row On a bright white sheet below My breath got tracked like a code Signed and stamped, then it froze But the paper does not bleed Only bodies bear the load [Verse 2] Time slip Clock skipping again You forget who started it when Born into a flag and a hymn Different tongue, same stratagem Searching honor in discipline You were here before You will send again [Hook] Same bombs, different name Same fear, different frame We keep coming back the same Till we question why we came Can't win Can't win Can't win what we begin The victory they emboss Is just a column for the spin [Verse 3] Gravity severed Lines drawn, never remembered He checks the box Returns to sender Every cause reduced to ember Every speech in dark November Rises up in fresh December Rises up [Bridge] He speaks in a measured tone She cuts in, calm but colder "Budget lines became morale" "Metal rained, they called it valor" Every fact they tried to scatter Falls like shrapnel Heavy matter Helmets off in quiet chatter Nothing left that really flatters What was never theirs to gather Only names they climb the ladder [Outro] Can't win Can't win Can't win what we begin He remembers She remembers All the lives behind the spin Not the borders Not the legend Not the medal on the veteran Just the loss Just the loss Just the loss Echoed in the children Counted once, then filed again