[Verse 1] [String Guitar] Looking back, on an empty street, Flags wave high, I feel defeat, I hear my name, as they cheer, Call me brave, but my mates are in the graves. [Pre-Chorus] [Drum Build-Up] I made it back, lost my soul, I am home, but I am not whole. [Chorus] [Heavy Drums & Guitar Riffs] I made it back, but they stayed behind, Why me and not them? Haunted by their faces in the firelight, They gave it all, I still don’t know why. I was spared and not them, Part of me died over there. [Verse 2] [String Guitar] Dinner’s on the table, but I feel so cold, Remembering their laughs, like they have a hold. Smoke still lingers from the battlefield, Gun echoes through time, like I’m back on the field. [Pre-Chorus] [Drum Build-Up] I made it back, lost my soul, I am home, but I am not whole. [Chorus] [Heavy Drums & Guitar Riffs] I made it back, but they stayed behind, Why me and not them? Haunted by their faces in the firelight, They gave it all, I still don’t know why. I was spared and not them, Part of me died over there. [Bridge] [Light Guitar Riffs] I raise my glass in their names, But no toast can drown their pain. Their voices reverb through ages, Soldiers fight, but it's war that kills. When will we live and not fight? [Pre-Chorus] [Soft Guitar Rift] I made it back, lost my soul, I am home, but I am not whole. [Outro] [Fading Guitar Rift] Their faces haunt me, clear as day, I walk alone, ghosts at my feet. The cheers have faded, the war still stays, Their voices whisper in the falling rain. I made it back, but not the same, Just a shadow, lost in pain.
