RISE AGAINST - Hero Of War lyrics
rate meHe said, "Son, <br />
Have you see the world?<br />
Well, what would you say<br />
If I said that you could?<br />
Just carry this gun and you'll even get paid."<br />
I said, "That sounds pretty good."<br />
<br />
Black leather boots<br />
Spit-shined so bright<br />
They cut off my hair but it looked alright<br />
We marched and we sang<br />
We all became friends<br />
As we learned how to fight<br />
<br />
A hero of war<br />
Yeah that's what I'll be<br />
And when I come home<br />
They'll be damn proud of me<br />
I'll carry this flag<br />
To the grave if I must<br />
Because it's flag that I love<br />
And a flag that I trust<br />
<br />
I kicked in the door<br />
I yelled my commands<br />
The children, they cried<br />
But I got my man<br />
We took him away<br />
A bag over his face<br />
From his family and his friends<br />
<br />
They took off his clothes<br />
They pissed in his hands<br />
I told them to stop<br />
But then I joined in<br />
We beat him with guns<br />
And batons not just once<br />
But again and again<br />
<br />
A hero of war<br />
Yeah that's what I'll be<br />
And when I come home<br />
They'll be damn proud of me<br />
I'll carry this flag<br />
To the grave if I must<br />
Because it's flag that I love<br />
And a flag that I trust<br />
<br />
She walked through bullets and haze<br />
I asked her to stop<br />
I begged her to stay<br />
But she pressed on<br />
So I lifted my gun<br />
And I fired away<br />
<br />
The shells jumped through the smoke<br />
And into the sand<br />
That the blood now had soaked<br />
She collapsed with a flag in her hand<br />
A flag white as snow<br />
<br />
A hero of war<br />
Is that what they see<br />
Just medals and scars<br />
So damn proud of me<br />
And I brought home that flag<br />
Now it gathers dust<br />
But it's a flag that I love<br />
It's the only flag I trust<br />
<br />
He said, "Son, have you seen the world? Well what would you say, if I said that you could?"</
