[Verse 1]
They’re up before the headlines
Moving through the quiet air
Long road
Little glory
But they’re already there
Maps spread on the table
Names carved in their minds
Gone before the sun thinks
To climb the morning sky
[Pre-Chorus]
You won’t see their footprints
You won’t hear their calls
But when the world is breaking
They’re already on that wall
[Chorus]
Tribute to the ones who go
Where the bravest hearts still hesitate
America’s shadows on the line
Walking into hell so we’re all safe
Highly trained
Hardest fights
Deadliest of all
But out of sight
Invisible by day
Silent in the night
They move like ghosts
But they burn so bright
[Verse 2]
Dust on their shoulders
Salt in every scar
Letters in a rucksack
Folded like a star
Nothing ever easy
Every second earned
They take on the fire
So our children never learn
[Pre-Chorus]
You won’t see their faces
In the flashing frames
But every quiet victory
Is written in their names
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register]
Nothing is too hard
When you’ve sworn that vow
Every “can’t be done”
They’re already doing now
They never quit the mission
Never leave behind
Brothers
Sisters standing
On a single line
[crescendo]
Raise your hands
For the courage we can’t see
Let the world
Hear the names they’ll never speak
[Chorus]