The Deserter

The smoke is thick, I cannot see
There is no one left but me
I put myself into this hole
I signed the deal and sold my soul

As I look down, I see the ground
I don't know that I will be found
As I look up, I see the fire
Consequences looking dire

Alone I stood, alone I died
There was no chance to say-goodbye
The dust was thick, I couldn't breathe
Everyone else was gone but me

I cannot laugh, I cannot cry...
There's so much more than meets the eye
No emotions cross my face;
I left myself within that place.

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Ten years later, here I stand
I'm both the lion and the lamb
I put myself through that hell,
but it was my soul to sell

It hurts more now than before
Everything has changed since the war.
To this day my hands are red
With the blood of those who

Murder, murder
How dare you call me a deserter,
I was only trying to

Save, save,
Another from the grave!
I'm the lion and the lamb.

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Growing older makes it worse
Memories will never disperse
Numbing myself to reality
Has never helped.

As this-moment fades away
There's still a price to be paid.
Like a, lion leading the lamb to the slaughter,

Murder, murder
How dare you call me a deserter,
I was only trying to

Save, save,
Another from the grave!
I'm the lion and the lamb.

Murder, murder
How dare you call me a deserter,
I was only trying to

Save, save,
Another from the grave!
I'm the lion and I

Murder, murder
How dare you call me a deserter,
I was only trying to

Save, save,
Another from the grave!
I'm the lion!