My Battle

(Verse 1)

Sandstorm howlin', visibility low

Bullets whizzin', cracklin', inches from my nose flow

Footsteps cautious, tension in the flow

Same dusty streets, another dance with death's cold show

(Chorus)

Then the earth erupted, a deafening roar

Woke up dazed, spittin' sand, fightin' back the war

Ground beneath me scattered, a crater where I stood

Buddy by my side, eyes vacant, misunderstood

(Verse 2)

Scraped his dog tags off his chest, a cold reminder of the pain

He ain't comin' home, another life lost in the Afghan rain

Miss the firefights, the rush, the chaos in the air

But then the silence hits, another memory I can't bear

(Chorus)

The blast, the blur, ringing in my ears

Woke up in a cold sweat, heart thumpin' in my fears

Medals on the shelf, a hollow victory's sting

Lies they fed us, for what? Makes my blood wanna boil and sing

(Bridge)

They call it PTSD, a fucked up way to live

But these scars ain't on my skin, they run deeper than they give

Can't sleep, can't focus, the world a faded scene

But I ain't givin' up, this ain't the end for this machine

(Chorus)

No more blasts, no more blurs, gotta break this hold

Gotta find peace, gotta let the story unfold

My life ain't a trophy, ain't worth a hero's name

Money can't buy back what this war fuckin' took and maimed