*(Verse 1)* Footsteps echo on hollow ground, Torn-up fields where the fallen lay down. The scent of steel, the taste of dust, Marching on 'cause we know we must. Letters unread, buried in the sand, A soldier dreams of his homeland. Promises whispered in the dead of night, But the dawn still brings another fight. *(Pre-Chorus)* The sky burns red, the rivers run deep, With stories of those who’ll never sleep. Is it madness, or is it fate? A line we cross, too late to break… *(Chorus)* Ashes fall like whispered prayers, Smoke and sorrow fill the air. We fight for love, we fight for peace, But war still steals what we can’t keep. It’s the price we pay, it’s the weight we bear, For freedom’s fire in the cold night air. *(Verse 2)* A father’s voice on the radio waves, Telling his son to be strong, be brave. A mother kneels with a flag in her hands, Another widow who won’t understand. The history books will write their names, But history never feels the pain. Another war, another land, Another grave dug in the sand. *(Pre-Chorus)* The sky burns red, the rivers run deep, With stories of those who’ll never sleep. Is it madness, or is it fate? A line we cross, too late to break… *(Chorus)* Ashes fall like whispered prayers, Smoke and sorrow fill the air. We fight for love, we fight for peace, But war still steals what we can’t keep. It’s the price we pay, it’s the weight we bear, For freedom’s fire in the cold night air. *(Bridge – slow and haunting)* And when the guns go silent, When the dust has cleared, We count the cost in shattered hearts, In blood, in pain, in years. But still, we march, still we stand, With trembling hearts and battle-worn hands… *(Final Chorus – building to a powerful ending)* Ashes fall like whispered prayers, Smoke and sorrow fill the air. We fight for love, we fight for peace, But war still steals what we can’t keep. It’s the price we pay, it’s the weight we bear, For freedom’s fire in the cold night air… *(Outro – fading out, echoing the beginning)* Footsteps echo on hollow ground… Torn-up fields where the fallen lay down…
