[Verse]
Flags wave high but the streets stay low
Marching through mud where no flowers grow
Promises whispered like smoke in the breeze
Now they're gone like a ghost on its knees
[Chorus]
Where's the creed for the ones who bled
Who carried the weight of the living and dead
Paper promises burn in the light
What’s the cost of a soldier’s right
[Verse 2]
Names etched on walls but the hands are cold
Stories untold like a war on the soul
Wheels in the system they grind and they grind
But where’s the justice for the left-behind
[Prechorus]
Shadows whisper but the echoes scream
Is the dream real or just a dream
[Chorus]
Where's the creed for the ones who bled
Who carried the weight of the living and dead
Paper promises burn in the light
What’s the cost of a soldier’s right
[Bridge]
Empty boots lined up on the floor
A life spent fighting but what was it for
Lines in the sand they blur and they fade
Rights get buried like debts unpaid