Not Knowing what he had got into, only following the sheep
The message sent for his deployment at only twenty-three
Promised to be there for a short time
His mother looks at photos
Passed down from a family tradition;
Her head lies on her lap...
I'll never be [Am]sure exactly what it means
To serve and [Bm]protect us from "enemies"
They make sure we're scared
To justify this ugly, bloody mess
It's less than your pride, it's suicide at best
The waiting fills her with delusion [C7]and [Bm]memories gone by
"How could I give life to [C7]my [A]baby and [Bm]then let him go die?"
But with this joke administɾation [C7]where no one is exempt
It's not your fault and [Bm]never will be.
Don't hold love in contempt...
I feel like [F]I'm lost, drowning out at sea
Surrounded by space with no ɾegard for [Dm7]sympathy
She sees the parade of victory and [Bm]war that wasn't won
"I'm not coming home." "He's my [A]only son."
If an angel earns its wings every time somebody dies
Then today's the angels black out the blue sky
