The stars on my chest, they don’t shine like they used to
They’re just stitches in a shroud I’ve outgrown
I woke up in a world that was bright and brand new
But I’ve never felt more like a ghost on my own
I’m a man out of time, with a clock that won’t stop
Counting the friends that I’ve buried in the clay
I’m standing right here on the mountain top
But the valley below is just shades of gray.
Oh, the shield is heavy, and the blue is turnin’ black
I’m marchin’ to a war where there ain’t no comin’ back
I fought for a dream that was written in gold
But the ink’s runnin’ dry and the heart’s growin’ cold
Yeah, I’m the Star-Spangled Man with a hole in his soul
Tryin’ to pay a debt that I’ll never make whole.
I remember a girl and a dance that we missed
I can still smell the rain on that Brooklyn street
Now I’m chasin’ a shadow, a ghost of a kiss
While the asphalt is burnin’ beneath my feet
They told me I’m a hero, they told me I’m the light
But I’m just a soldier who forgot how to sleep
I’m holdin’ the line in the middle of the night
For a promise I’m findin’ too hollow to keep.
(Guitar solo – distorted and crying)
The red is for the blood of the brothers I lost
The white is for the bone-deep price of the cost
The blue... oh, the blue is just the way that I feel
When the mask comes off and the pain is real.
Oh, the shield is heavy, and the blue is turnin’ black
I’m marchin’ to a war where there ain’t no comin’ back
I fought for a dream that was written in gold
But the ink’s runnin’ dry and the heart’s growin’ cold
Yeah, I’m the Star-Spangled Man with a hole in his soul
Tryin’ to pay a debt that I’ll never make whole.
Just let me lay it down...
The vibranium’s cold against the ground...
I’m so tired of winnin’...
While the world just keeps on spinnin’...
Without me.
