Dust of war

Lyrics

(Spoken intro) pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. What does that really mean Boots hit the ground under a torn‑up sky, American flag waving but it don’t feel right. News keeps talking but the truth’s cut thin, Feels like we’re fighting wars we never asked to be in. Smoke rising up from the stories they spin, And we’re left guessing where the lies begin. You say conflict’s just the way things go, But every headline hides what we should know. And while the world keeps swinging its fists, Another soul fades into the mist. (Spoken intro) and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." (Country rap) War — what does it leave but dust? Another one falls when the pressure erupts. War — why do we keep this fight? Another soldier is gone tonight. Flags folded tight on a mother’s knee, She’s told “be proud,” but she’s asking “why me?” They say freedom’s worth every drop of pain, But they never stand out in the pouring rain. We get pieces of truth like crumbs on the floor, While decisions are made behind locked doors. (Country rap) Stand firm when the world feels rigged, When the answers come small and the questions come big. Fear whispers loud, but you don’t give in— You fight the battle burning within. Another soldier is gone tonight… And you still ask what war is good for. A soldier writes home from a place unnamed, Says the map keeps changing but the mission’s the same. He wonders why leaders never stand in his boots, Why do they talk in circles instead of the truth? And in his words, you hear the quiet call— All give some… but some give all. A reminder carved deep in every wall, Of the price paid far beyond what headlines recall. (Country rap) Hold tight, there’s a dawn behind the night, A quiet truth beneath the fight. Every tear, every shout, every thrust— Is more than just another soldier is gone It’s a chance to rise, to rebuild again, To turn the war into a lesson, not an end. War — what does it leave but dust? But even in ruins, we rise from the rust. War — why do we keep this fight? Maybe tonight we chose the light. War — what does it leave behind? A chance to heal what’s been confined. War — why do we bear this weight? Maybe tonight we change our fate. --- 🌑 Haunting Dark Ending (Country rap) The flag still waves in the morning glow. But the colors feel heavy with the weight we know. Another soldier is gone, it’s true— And the silence falls in red, white, and blue. A soft voice rises — distant, hollow, almost like it’s coming from the ashes: > *“…one nation… built on sacrifice… > shadows of the brave still standing… > all give some… but some give all…”* > *“…we stand… even when the truth is thin… > even when the night is long…”* > “…if I fall… let my country rise…” The whispers drift like ghosts across a battlefield at dawn, layered, fading, dissolving into the cold morning air. (A quiet intro) > “…still standing… still free…” And then it disappears.