Prompt / Lyrics
Closing my eyes and I can’t sleep Every time I close my eyes I see screaming faces of men I’ve killed in combat I hope god can forgive me for things I’ve done My dearest love I miss you more with each passing day Every single letter you write I hang on each and every word You’ve struck with your pen It saves me from the memories of what I’ve done with my rifle and bayonet It gave me strength as I lead today’s charge with a resounding roar I held a dying buddy in my arms after He begged me to read his bloody bible and tell his wife not to forget him As I watched the life leave his eyes and his flame die out I screamed out to god Why!!! I asked him aloud shall this be my fate too,I got no reply Before I knew it I was up again and firing at my enemy seeing red My men they killed em all and we took the ground,I stood over a dying enemy gripping a tattered photo of his wife and child,mercilessly I took him… Seeing the horrors my hands have done in this damned war hardens my heart like stone I’m haunted by the faces of fallen friend and foe alike This Great War in these trenches and no man’s lands is a bloody affair my dear This isn’t fair at all I just wish to be home I long for your touch I long for your lips pressed against mine I’m laying in this cold foxhole All alone and waiting for you to lay on my chest Bombs bursting over my head instead Machine guns and gas Men tangled in barb wire in agony is all I get I miss the way our eyes lock I miss your breath upon my neck I miss your warm embrace I really need you I feel empty and alone I know your tethered to my soul by our red string I know It doesn’t change the fact your so far away Craving your touch I’m wasting away without your love So I choose strength I wish I could be home Laughing and dancing with you Till the sun burns our eyes And our cups are dry I miss being in our garden I miss your soft smile greeting me after a long day in our fields I miss walking in our door To your welcoming arms and soft caressing hands upon my face I can’t wait for the journey to be done I can’t wait to return from this long tour to foreign lands For this battle I couldn’t give a damn about But I volunteered to serve my land For god and country My minds collapsing Dying men are hollowing out in pain all around Nothing but mud and blood in these battle scared lands My love I dream of you when I sleep It helps me escape my duties It’s a splendor and beauty That keeps me driven I awake to a reality I didn’t ask for but need to do More than anything I just want you to know that I need you Just you Me and you We will make our dreams come true When I return from this waking nightmare a broken man you need to mend
Tags
Deep edm progmetal core ballad of sorrow and long distance love with emotional and masculine vocals and quality singing
Duration
6:49
Instrumental
No
Created
4/21/2026