[Verse 1]
Fields of mud and iron rain
Steel boots sinking in the clay
Brother standing by my side
With nothing left but pride to hide
[Chorus]
Oh, the memory turns to salt
A heavy weight, a bitter fault
The ones who led us to the line
Left us empty, out of time
[Verse 2]
I recall the way he spoke
Before the heavy silence broke
He had a will of tempered blade
But in the end, it began to fade
[Bridge]
The clock keeps ticking, cold and fast
Cutting shadows from the past
What was promised, what was lost
Now we pay the heavy cost
[Outro]
Time carries all away
Into the gray of yesterday
The judgment falls on every head
Words forgotten, prayers unsaid