I want to say that you're not alone
I want to help you get back home
But they cut all the knots we tied
Nothing new here on the western side
It was a sad tale, but it was told
To a generation that's getting old
A promise is made and it's to keep
Till another thing turns up next week
One day it will come to pa**
The battle that we save for last
We build up ships that get sunk too fast
Till the air's replaced with toxic gas
There's always some low points in a lifespan
And it's really not enough reason to plan
A million d**hs for the price of one
But they still said, "Boys, go get your guns"
And I know that I'm so far away
A different time and a different place
And I can never see things through your eyes
But I can see that this isn't justified
One day it will come to pa**
The battle that we save for last
We build up ships that get sunk too fast
'Till the world's replaced with broken gla**
My friends are all fleeing for their lives
Why doesn't this come as a surprise?
Seeing universal truth through a bunch of localized lies
It's like throwing a dart through somebody's heart
Just to win at a game you've played wrong from the start
One day it will come to pa**
We're treading on broken gla**
Can't see the risks through the haze of the poison gas
These ships we've built are sinking fast
One day it will come to pa**
The battle that we save for last
We build up ships that get sunk too fast
Then maybe we'll be free at last