With a gun and a knife Protecting and taking life Seeking not for pity nor for fame The night is when you breathe You can hear you can see Bringing only what must not what may Summon the clouds and the rain Squelch the fire quench the pain Drown the heart that remembers all that was Feel the duty but not the shame Fighting a foe but not a name Questioning your role Coming to terms with the toll Wait for the train Maybe in vain Thinking of what it may stand to bring Build the fire Oh and stoke it higher Watch as your hands create then destroy Break the rules Go ahead and play the fool Sever the ties that bind us to what we know Feel the duty but not the shame Fighting a foe but not a name Questioning your role Coming to terms with the toll Feel the duty but not the shame Fighting a foe but not a name Questioning your role Coming to terms with the toll Being at fault but casting the blame Writing the laws and sharpening the blade Searching for history's role Embracing nature's toll But underneath it all You'll hear the call And with a heavy heart You'll learn to part