Verse 1 (Aggressive)
These boots walk in silence, but are much louder than you make think
I stand here in the quiet, while inside the chaos screams
Every shadow that follows me carries names I’ll never outrun
Faces gone but never forgotten , I still see them every time I close my eyes
Every breath I take feels heavy, every exhales filled with this shame
Living with all my choices made, I can never shift the blame
Wondering if god will forgive me for being that man
The war’s still alive inside of me, tearing through what can’t be seen
No discharge from this battle, always there to remind me
Standing here you see a hero… I see a man who should’ve stayed. A 21 gun and a folded flag. Why didn’t I receive the same fate?
Gave it all for freedom, just to be chained inside my brain. My own prison
When I close my eyes, I see their faces staring back at me
Buried deep beneath the sand… where my demons will always be
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Chorus (powerful)
The war never ended, it’s still living deep within
No battlefield before me, but I still fight, will it ever end
Those screams, those sounds still haunt me, like I’m drowning in my sin
Trapped inside a world that froze the moment I came back again
Here I stand inside the aftermath
Still trying to stitch wounds that will never heal
You can’t see it, but I’m torn apart
The war came home with me…when will I win
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Verse 2 (Aggressive)
Every streetlight flickers at night reminding me of every muzzle flash
Every sudden noise reminds me of every moment, every fight, every blast
I scan every room I enter, constantly planning the counterattack
Never safe, never settled… never fully fill the void
They thank me for the hell I still relive inside my head
I just smile and keep it moving, while I’m breaking down instead
The uniform is gone, but the war still leaves its stain
Etched in blood that runs within me, wired deep inside my brain
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Pre-Chorus
I hear the echoes in the dark
Every memory leaves its mark
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Chorus (Repeat)
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Bridge (Half-time → Explode → Clean)
I never left… I never left…
Still knee-deep in the aftermath
(Scream → drop to clean)
If peace is real… then why can’t I feel it?
If I survived… then why am I still bleeding?
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Final Chorus
The war was never over, it’s still living deep within
No battlefield before me, but this fight will never end
Those screams, those sounds still haunt me, like I’m drowning in my sin
Trapped inside a world that froze the moment I came back again
I’m still standing… but I’m barely whole
Still losing ground inside my soul
The reaper’s close, I feel it breathe
Just waiting for what’s left of me
You can’t see it, but I’m torn apart
The war came home inside my heart
Frozen memories never fade…
And they’ll follow me to the grave
