Hourgla** - Exit Wounds lyrics

[FAREWELL] Today's a day that they knew could be coming But it hurts the same anyway The soldier is called to take part in the battle But he's still just Dad for today The table is set, the family is gathered To send their father on his way His country calls The soldier that leads them Is leaving to enter the fray Farewell laughter Farewell to your boys Farewell daughter Farewell to your voice Farewell father Farewell to you son Farewell brother... Until the war is done What awaits, no one knows What war brings, time will show All that's certain is the cause and the man All are hurting for the price war demands Farewell laughter Farewell to your boys Farewell daughter Farewell to your voice Farewell father Farewell to you son Farewell brother... Until the war is done What can be said when emotions run so high? There's a lump in his throat And everyone he cares for is saying goodbye Tomorrow he leaves for war But that doesn't matter now All that he cares about Is enjoying this night somehow But there's one who will suffer More than the rest Yet she will still remain hopeful She will still do her best To raise their children to be worthy Of the freedom they possess And to understand the sacrifice Of a soul whose blood is shed... What awaits, no one knows What war brings, time will show All that's certain is the cause and the man All are hurting for the price war demands Farewell laughter Farewell to your boys Farewell daughter Farewell to your voice Farewell father Farewell to you son Farewell brother... Until the war is done [THE SOLDIER] Sailing far and away From the place he wants to be But his heart's still there Though his job is across the sea His thoughts are of reflection The way he used his time Though his life was not perfection The moments of regret were few to find And somehow he knows that he won't be coming back What he wonders the most is how his family will react But now the battle draws near Pulls him away from the past With a sigh he moves out Committed to lead the attack Fear has left him and adrenaline surges Straight ahead he sees the battlefield The first explosion brings d**h closer His mind is focused, his orders clear Believing in freedom enough to give his life As the moment of truth arrives He's not afraid to fight Taking down the enemy quickly He fights alongside good company Willing to die for their country Willing to fight to keep men free Believing in freedom Enough to give his life As the moment of truth arrives He's not afraid to die Bullets fill the air as thick as a smoke cloud The cost of war lay spread across the ground No one panics as the fighting turns fatal At any moment the d**h toll could sound Sudden pain strikes and he looks at himself! As he clutches his side he drops his gun Collapsing in darkness, his eyes start to dim And the next thing he knows, he is gone... Believing in freedom enough to give his life As the moment of truth arrives This is his time to die... [THE UNBELIEVER] Never again will I see his face - It's already lost from my memory He's dead and gone, no sense in praying No time is left for him to love me He'll never see me become a man He'll never see me do the best I can My hope has already begun to fade There is no miracle to stop my rage Dead and gone, no life after d**h I don't believe - don't preach to me! Call me crazy but I just don't see I think your beliefs are just fantasy I've lost my dad and I don't know why Anyone would choose to fight and die He left us here and I don't believe That war is worth the pain and grief What comfort and peace can I have? Is there a way I can ease my mind? Those who claim in life beyond Are just the blind leading the blind He'll never be here to share my dreams To give advice when life is bleak I feel abandoned in my hour of need My anger builds, another flame to feed Dead and gone, no life after d**h I don't believe - don't preach to me! Call me crazy but I just don't see I think your beliefs are just fantasy I've lost my dad and I don't know why Anyone would choose to fight and die He left us here and I don't believe That war is worth the pain and grief [DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL] Daddy's little girl... Just a little girl now The pain so unbearable That she simply shuts down She's sitting in the corner Not a word will pa** her mouth Since the news arrived She's withdrawn into herself So much crying, too much denying Her delicate heart shattered Her frail emotions battered The point of ruin so near For the child he held so dear Can a girl so young survive the loss? Can her will rise up and bear this cross? Or for her, is all life's meaning lost? She cries herself to sleep And sleep is all she wants It's the only way for her to cope Her refuge from the storm Staring at the ceiling Another day slips into night As teardrops soak her pillow His image fills her mind So much crying, too much denying Her delicate heart battered Her frail emotions shattered The point of ruin so near For the child he held so dear Can a girl so young survive the loss? Can her will rise up and bear this cross? Or for her, is all life's meaning lost? [THE BELIEVER] I believe that there's more than just this life And I believe in my son's sacrifice I can see why my boy would join the fight And I can feel him looking down from the other side There's no need for regret - He did what was right in his eyes Why should I diminish his life By seeing his d**h in a negative light? There are many things that don't make sense But I never dwell on them for long I've fought in war and seen men fall And I know that they're not really gone... If there's nothing to believe in Then life would have no reason If faith is seeing blindly Then remove my sight from me I'm unshaken... And when I falter I'll work my way back to solid ground Because I have conviction in the Wisdom I have found If there's nothing to believe in Then life would have no reason And d**h would be so senseless For everyone, not just my son I'm decided... [WIDOWED] I can't accept that he's left my side The days are long and the night leaves me terrified Every morning I wake and put my best face on But everything reminds me my best friend is gone Please, God save me And help me to see with unshaken faith I want to believe Show me that d**h Doesn't mean that he's gone Give me a sign That there is life beyond I can't find a reason to get out of bed His last words to me are stuck in my head I'd like to believe that I'll see him again I'll try to keep hope that this isn't the end... Please, God save me And help me to see with unshaken faith I want to believe Show me that d**h Doesn't mean that he's gone Give me a sign That there is life beyond In the dead of night, I wake up screaming From this nightmare that's become reality I'm all mixed up inside and I can't reconcile Because he's gone, but I believe In what he was fighting for In the light of day, I find strength inside But I cannot hide the pain that's drowning me Drowning me... In the dead of night, I wake up screaming In the light of day, I find some meaning I'm all mixed up inside What was right has all gone wrong And still my life will carry on Though I'm not sure what I'm fighting for... [THE SOLDIER ALIVE] I want to be the man my father was And if I'm half that I'd be a better man because... I would have faith I would never lack love For the people that surround me I could never give enough And I'd see my freedom In the light that it's meant to shine I'd see that nothing that surrounds me Is gained without a price I want to be the man he saw in me And if I'm half that, I know that he will see