[Verse 1]
I came home from war, but it don’t feel the same,
This house is a stranger, it don’t know my name.
The porch is still creakin’, the fields still grow,
But I’m lost in a place I no longer know.
[Chorus]
Send me back, where the fire still burns,
Where the night’s alive, and the purpose turns.
Can’t live here, my mission’s out there,
I’m just slowly dyin’ in the heavy air.
[Verse 2]
The kids look at me like I’m made outta stone,
My wife holds my hand, but it feels alone.
The clock keeps on tickin’, but time don’t heal,
This battle inside is all I can feel.
[Prechorus]
I hear the echoes, they call my name,
A shadowed voice I can’t contain.
[Chorus]
Send me back, where the fire still burns,
Where the night’s alive, and the purpose turns.
Can’t live here, my mission’s out there,
I’m just slowly dyin’ in the heavy air.
[Bridge]
This ain’t no life, just a ghost in my skin,
The war’s still raging deep within.
I’m a soldier of dust, in a world of stone,
Don’t let me stay here all alone.