brothers left behind Hard

Brothers… I left you behind… I still taste the sand and the smoke from that last dawn The way you smiled and said “I got your six, keep moving on” We were kids with rifles, pretending we were men Swore we’d all come home together, now I’m the only one who did Every night I see your faces right before the blast The moment that I made it out and left you in the past The guilt don’t sleep… it just waits for me… This is for my brothers and my sisters left behind The ones who never made it home, the bravest souls I’ll never find I’m thankful for your courage, for every life you chose to spend So I could stand here breathing, but the silence breaks me again I wish these wars were fought with words instead of blood and bone Instead of folded flags and broken men dying all alone You had a daughter waiting, she was only three years old Promised her you’d build a treehouse when the fighting turned to cold She still draws pictures of her daddy in a uniform Doesn’t understand why heaven had to take you home I visit her on Sundays, try to tell her you were brave But how do I explain the price that freedom sometimes pays? This is for my brothers and my sisters left behind The ones who gave their final breath so freedom could survive I’m thankful for your courage, for the hell you chose to face So the rest of us could keep on living in this safer place I wish these wars were fought with words instead of blood and bone Instead of empty bedrooms and the calls that shake the phone If you can hear me… I’m sorry I came home… I would trade every sunrise just to bring you back Your laughter in the barracks, your blood upon the sand I carry all your ghosts with these unworthy hands This is for my brothers and my sisters left behind Every hero who stayed standing when the rest of us survived I’m thankful for your sacrifice, I honor every breath you gave Even though the nightmares never let me walk away I wish these wars were fought with words instead of blood and bone One day maybe we’ll learn… and no more brothers die alone Brothers left behind… I remember you… I carry you…