22 A Day

Not all who fell are the same

Some lost the fight without the flame

Quiet battles

Raging unseen

A war that lingers

Where peace should’ve been

The war inside

Never lays down

The screams,

They still resound

We have to stop

The twenty-two

'Cause they gave all

But what did we do

They came home with medals but left behind

Pieces of their soul they’ll never find

Shadows still follow

And don’t let go

The darkest, longest nights

That no one knows

They’re still out there

In their own mind’s trench

The war inside

They never lay down

The screams

They still resound

We have to stop

The twenty-two

'Cause they gave all

But what did we do

They fought for us

Now we should fight for them

The clock is ticking

We can’t pretend

A phone call

A hand

A lifeline thrown

Let’s show them

They’re not alone