Dante Came Back

Dante came home with a limp in his step

Two wars in his head, and a hole in his chest

Scars on his hands from a different hell

Kept his mouth shut tight, never told it well

Got off the plane, thought peace would stay

Then a gun went off and it took that day

Now his brother gone, just a photo and smoke

One more loss on a back that broke

They circle slow when the night gets cold

Try to pull that rope, try to take his soul

But he bites right back when the dark comes near

Hear that name in the dark? They fear Dante here

Dante won't die, Dante won't fall

Dante won't break when the demons call

Dante won't die, say it right now

Devil keep watch, but he backs down

He saw sand turn red, saw men turn to stone

Came back to a town where he still felt alone

Ain't no medal shine can cover that pain

Ain't no prayer line wash out that stain

Every night it comes with a rough, cold grin

That old black grief tryin' to climb back in

But he locks that door and he holds that line

Got a wolf in his heart and a spark in his spine

They circle slow when the night gets cold

Try to pull that rope, try to take his soul

But he bites right back when the dark comes near

Hear that name in the dark? They fear Dante here

Dante won't die, Dante won't fall

Dante won't break when the demons call

Dante won't die, say it right now

Devil keep watch, but he backs down

If you see him shiver, don't call it fear

That's a storm in a man who survived too near

He don't need a crown, he don't need a throne

Just let him stand when the dead roll home

Dante won't die, Dante won't fall

Dante won't break when the demons call

Dante won't die, say it right now

Devil keep watch, but he backs down

Dante won't die, Dante won't fall

He came back hard, and he outlasted all

Fuck around and find out.