[chorus– slower, melodic]
Back from the war but the war ain’t gone,
Fighting in my head when the night gets long,
Salute to the soldiers, but the system’s wrong,
Carry battle scars, still I march, stay strong.
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[Verse 1 – rapid,]
Came home, but the field’s still living in me,
Mind tick-tick like an M-16,
Dreams bleed red like a war-torn city,
Uncle Sam cut checks but forgot the pity.
I’m a vet with a debt, it’s a mess, I confess,
PTSD in my chest, never rest, no vest,
Bulletproof brain? Nah, pain penetrate,
Memories reload and they ricochet.
Bars like bullets, my rhymes been deployed,
Fighting inner demons Uncle Sam can’t avoid,
Alcohol my ammo, prescriptions destroyed,
Freedom overseas, but at home unemployed.
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[chorus]
Back from the war but the war ain’t gone,
Fighting in my head when the night gets long,
Salute to the soldiers, but the system’s wrong,
Carry battle scars, still I march, stay strong.
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[Verse 2 – fast]
Fast life, fast fights, flashbacks flash bright,
Black nights crack minds, can’t fucking act right,
Stacked time, landmines in the past life,
Now I’m back in the block where the cash light.
Told to be proud, but the fucking crowd stay blind,
Camouflage soul but I’m losing they mind,
VA line long as fuck and the help’s behind,
So I’m scribblin’ rhymes just so I can realign.
No more blast, I need some ass, blood it better go quicker,
Trying to rectify emotional points and triggers ,
No play play wit me no kidder, real life bet you die serial killer.
“Thank you for service,” they say then forget,
I’m servin’ up verses with pain yous a pain in my neck,
Earned me a flag, folded tight on the chest,
Tried my best , hold my flesh, I confess , it’s no less , then stress , put to the rest , and I haven’t got enough left
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[Bridge – slowed down for emotion]
I fought for my brother that was next to me ,
I saw a bunch of things I probably shouldn’t have seen,
Delta , rangers, marines , and edi I mean,
We fucking blew up everything , sweep up the mess and get away clean
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[chorus– outro, big emotional finish]
Back from the war but the war ain’t gone,
Fighting in my head when the night gets long,
Salute to the soldiers, but the system’s wrong,
Carry battle scars, still I march, stay strong.
