Body of War Songs That Inspired an Iraq War Veteran movie - Hero's Song lyrics
rate meSong by Brendan James<br /><br>
Here I am <br>
In the desert again <br>
A compass and a weapon <br>
A lost American <br>
<br>
I started out with a simple plan <br>
And a locket in my hand <br>
But the sun is so unforgiving <br>
And the wind so hard to stand <br>
<br>
Fall out, fall out <br>
With the rest of your brothers <br>
With the rest of your sisters <br>
Heroes on the line <br>
<br>
Carry out what your leader says <br>
For what his leader says <br>
Is that his leader says <br>
This is right for the people <br>
<br>
No one will ever understand what <br>
Thousands of beautiful healthy young statues must fall <br>
Smoke and explosions surround me <br>
A flood of hate, it drowns me <br>
I cannot live this way <br>
No I cannot live with <br>
Doubt and confusion <br>
They find me <br>
They run up right behind me <br>
I cannot die this way <br>
No, I cannot die this way <br>
<br>
In the water, in the sand <br>
Is the blood of a culture <br>
Is the blood of an ancient people <br>
In whose holy war I stand <br>
<br>
I hear the world like a cannon roar <br>
Say I can win this war <br>
I promise them this <br>
Isn’t what I signed up for <br>
<br>
No one will ever understand what <br>
Thousands of beautiful healthy young statues must fall <br>
Smoke and explosions surround me <br>
A flood of hate, it drowns me <br>
I cannot live this way <br>
No I cannot live <br>
With doubt and confusion <br>
They find me <br>
They run up right behind me <br>
I cannot die this way <br>
No, I cannot die this way <br>
<br>
No one will ever understand what <br>
Thousands of beautiful healthy young soldiers must fall <br>
<br>
Smoke and explosions surround me <br>
A flood of hate, it drowns me <br>
I cannot live this way <br>
No I cannot live <br>
With doubt and confusion <br>
They find me <br>
They run up right behind me <br>
I cannot die this way <br>
No, I will not die this way<br>
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