You came to save and you
Carried the weight as you
Crossed the line to bring our brother home
A ray of light passing
Through the black of war
For every life you save you risk your own
You, like me, will bleed when you are torn and it’s
Clear that we would both prefer to talk than kill so
Much more to lose than they could ever hope to gain
It’s not the only way
Dehumanized by the High Command we are
Trained to see you as the evil foe
But I can see by your selfless action you are
Another brother I should get to know
You, like me, adore your wife and children we are
Led to believe that we are fighting for their lives
Take this cigarette let’s work on that connection
It’s the only way
We so weary of this war it’s taken so much life
Cuts to the core of every soul clean as a butcher’s knife
You feel the guilt of being the only one who’s left alive
Was this the only way?
If I could I’d walk away I’d find a way back home
See angels fly once more before another falling stone
But all I ever see is flying steel meet flesh and bone
Was this the only way?
This thin veneer we call humanity has fled this life
No shred of doubt no grain of truth could ever make this right
We’ve never seen so many shadows in such failing light
Was this the only way?