Lyrics

Smoke rises where the bodies lie,
Blood soaks through the dirt.
The screams of the fallen haunt my mind,
Every breath just makes it worse.
I was just a kid when I signed my name,
Thought I’d make my father proud.
Now I’m knee-deep in the devil’s game,
And there’s no way out.


The bullets sing, the bombs rain down,
I see their faces in the ground.
I tell myself, “Just one more fight,”
But I know I won’t last the night.


Take me home, I don’t wanna stay,
This war is digging out my grave.
I hear my brothers call my name,
One by one they fade away.
Tell my mother I tried to stand,
But God has turned His back on man.
Take me home, or let me die,
I can’t take this fight.


I held his hand as he bled out slow,
Begging me not to let go.
His eyes went cold, the light burned out,
Now I wear his blood like a shroud.
I’ve seen men pray, I’ve seen them curse,
Watched them fall with dying words.
There ain’t no mercy in this hell,
Just broken bones and empty shells.


The bullets sing, the bombs rain down,
I see their faces in the ground.
I tell myself, “Just one more fight,”
But I know I won’t last the night.


Take me home, I don’t wanna stay,
This war is digging out my grave.
I hear my brothers call my name,
One by one they fade away.
Tell my mother I tried to stand,
But God has turned His back on man.
Take me home, or let me die,
I can’t take this fight.


I never heard the blast, just felt the pain,
Tried to move but I’m bound in chains.
My leg is gone, my hands shake red,
Left to rot among the dead.
They won’t come back, they won’t save me,
I see the vultures, I hear them scream.
I stare up at the blackened sky,
This war don’t let no heroes die.


Take me home, take me home,
Or dig my grave in this cursed land.
Tell my mother I fought for nothing,
Just a name in the dirt and sand.
The war still rages in my head,
Even though I should be dead.
Take me home, take me home,
Or let me rot instead.