A Murder Of Memories
๐ต 4358 characters
โฑ๏ธ 4:58 duration
๐ ID: 2150006
๐ Lyrics
Sometimes gunfire's brighter than the sunshine
Sometimes a child's scream influences every dream
Sometimes we fool ourselves into thinkin' we've moved on
But no way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
It's now twenty-five years later, he's on the brink of fourty-three
Still searchin' for sanity, surveyin' the floor of his distorted sea
He remembers high-school friends jokin' about the war
Never knew what Mom was cryin' for
The other piece that shines in his mind
Is the divine first-love soul-mate beauty brown-eyed queen he left behind
He remembers holdin' her tight, watchin' the sunset at shore
Never knew what she was cryin' for
He got the letter in his mail by the middle of his summer
Wouldn't have had to go if it wasn't for his new born brother
He was barely eighteen, murdering people even younger
And he still ducks and covers every time he hears the thunder
He still hears the screams, smells the flesh, tastes the death
Sees the blood, feels the pain What's to gain?
Nothing's left but the slug that remains in his right path
The bullet laughs every time he cries, and it drives him mad
Trying to sleep, but the visions give him a cold sweat
The war's been over for two decades, but he still hasn't been home yet
Everyday he wakes and strains to repress his guilt
And forget the horror, the violence, the kill-or-be-killed
Fists are always clenched, teeth are always grindin'
Real life is lost, and in a bottle he tries to find it
"It's not fair", he mumbles through a nightmare
Only in the fight for two years, and wound up spendin' his whole life there
He was face to face with the devil for the "welfare" of his country
Now he's strainin' to live, but his conscience won't let him
It ain't flashbacks, you have to understand the tragedy, see
He left the war, but the war never left him, see
He left the war, but the war never left him, see
He left the war, but the war never left him, see
He left the war, but the war never left him, see
He left the war
It's now twenty-five years later, he's on the edge of a park bench
He's asked God for help, but found his source non-existent
He sits in the shadows, 'cause his sun burns no more
Now he knows what Mom was cryin' for
I used to watch old man in the park, the sight slowly drove right
Through my heart
Wishin' I could help, but not knowin' where to start
I'd walk away, curse the world, gush some love, and curse some more
Now you know who I've been cryin' for
He threw his medals in the river, but they sunk alone
Put shades on his eyes, to hide him from the war zone in the sky
He tried to slit his wrists about a month ago
But he's seen so much death, he's scared to life of suicide
If there was some way to break him out of this penitentiary
Gulps get bigger and figures it'll chase away his memories
But the dreams only worsen, the scenes almost burst in
He recalls how training took away his right to be a person
Put a gun in his hand, left him to die with the land
The plan was the murder of man
Politicians have a dispute, decide to send in troops
But the truth is, they just don't understand
Now he's runnin' out of time, and runnin' out of energy
But till the last day, he'll be fighting for the murder of his memories
And although he never got rid of his dog-tags
He still wishes they'd have sent his parents and american flag (instead of him)
He was face to face with the devil for the "welfare" of his country
Now he's strainin' to live, but his conscience won't let him
It ain't flashbacks, you have to understand the tragedy, see
He left the war, but the war never left him, see
He left the war, but the war never left him, see
He left the war, but the war never left him, see
He left the war, but the war never left him, see
He left the war
Sometimes gunfire's brighter than the sunshine
Sometimes a child's scream influences every dream
Sometimes we fool ourselves into thinkin' we've moved on
But no way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
Sometimes a child's scream influences every dream
Sometimes we fool ourselves into thinkin' we've moved on
But no way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
It's now twenty-five years later, he's on the brink of fourty-three
Still searchin' for sanity, surveyin' the floor of his distorted sea
He remembers high-school friends jokin' about the war
Never knew what Mom was cryin' for
The other piece that shines in his mind
Is the divine first-love soul-mate beauty brown-eyed queen he left behind
He remembers holdin' her tight, watchin' the sunset at shore
Never knew what she was cryin' for
He got the letter in his mail by the middle of his summer
Wouldn't have had to go if it wasn't for his new born brother
He was barely eighteen, murdering people even younger
And he still ducks and covers every time he hears the thunder
He still hears the screams, smells the flesh, tastes the death
Sees the blood, feels the pain What's to gain?
Nothing's left but the slug that remains in his right path
The bullet laughs every time he cries, and it drives him mad
Trying to sleep, but the visions give him a cold sweat
The war's been over for two decades, but he still hasn't been home yet
Everyday he wakes and strains to repress his guilt
And forget the horror, the violence, the kill-or-be-killed
Fists are always clenched, teeth are always grindin'
Real life is lost, and in a bottle he tries to find it
"It's not fair", he mumbles through a nightmare
Only in the fight for two years, and wound up spendin' his whole life there
He was face to face with the devil for the "welfare" of his country
Now he's strainin' to live, but his conscience won't let him
It ain't flashbacks, you have to understand the tragedy, see
He left the war, but the war never left him, see
He left the war, but the war never left him, see
He left the war, but the war never left him, see
He left the war, but the war never left him, see
He left the war
It's now twenty-five years later, he's on the edge of a park bench
He's asked God for help, but found his source non-existent
He sits in the shadows, 'cause his sun burns no more
Now he knows what Mom was cryin' for
I used to watch old man in the park, the sight slowly drove right
Through my heart
Wishin' I could help, but not knowin' where to start
I'd walk away, curse the world, gush some love, and curse some more
Now you know who I've been cryin' for
He threw his medals in the river, but they sunk alone
Put shades on his eyes, to hide him from the war zone in the sky
He tried to slit his wrists about a month ago
But he's seen so much death, he's scared to life of suicide
If there was some way to break him out of this penitentiary
Gulps get bigger and figures it'll chase away his memories
But the dreams only worsen, the scenes almost burst in
He recalls how training took away his right to be a person
Put a gun in his hand, left him to die with the land
The plan was the murder of man
Politicians have a dispute, decide to send in troops
But the truth is, they just don't understand
Now he's runnin' out of time, and runnin' out of energy
But till the last day, he'll be fighting for the murder of his memories
And although he never got rid of his dog-tags
He still wishes they'd have sent his parents and american flag (instead of him)
He was face to face with the devil for the "welfare" of his country
Now he's strainin' to live, but his conscience won't let him
It ain't flashbacks, you have to understand the tragedy, see
He left the war, but the war never left him, see
He left the war, but the war never left him, see
He left the war, but the war never left him, see
He left the war, but the war never left him, see
He left the war
Sometimes gunfire's brighter than the sunshine
Sometimes a child's scream influences every dream
Sometimes we fool ourselves into thinkin' we've moved on
But no way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:24.91] Sometimes gunfire's brighter than the sunshine
[00:27.85] Sometimes a child's scream influences every dream
[00:31.08] Sometimes we fool ourselves into thinkin' we've moved on
[00:34.13] But no way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
[00:37.19] No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
[00:40.35] No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
[00:43.46] No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
[00:46.51] No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
[00:48.98] It's now twenty-five years later, he's on the brink of fourty-three
[00:52.27] Still searchin' for sanity, surveyin' the floor of his distorted sea
[00:55.49] He remembers high-school friends jokin' about the war
[00:58.31] Never knew what Mom was cryin' for
[01:01.00] The other piece that shines in his mind
[01:03.42] Is the divine first-love soul-mate beauty brown-eyed queen he left behind
[01:07.79] He remembers holdin' her tight, watchin' the sunset at shore
[01:10.97] Never knew what she was cryin' for
[01:13.32] He got the letter in his mail by the middle of his summer
[01:17.13] Wouldn't have had to go if it wasn't for his new born brother
[01:20.25] He was barely eighteen, murdering people even younger
[01:23.20] And he still ducks and covers every time he hears the thunder
[01:26.41] He still hears the screams, smells the flesh, tastes the death
[01:29.34] Sees the blood, feels the pain What's to gain?
[01:31.50] Nothing's left but the slug that remains in his right path
[01:35.24] The bullet laughs every time he cries, and it drives him mad
[01:38.52] Trying to sleep, but the visions give him a cold sweat
[01:41.67] The war's been over for two decades, but he still hasn't been home yet
[01:44.81] Everyday he wakes and strains to repress his guilt
[01:47.73] And forget the horror, the violence, the kill-or-be-killed
[01:51.02] Fists are always clenched, teeth are always grindin'
[01:54.03] Real life is lost, and in a bottle he tries to find it
[01:57.21] "It's not fair", he mumbles through a nightmare
[01:59.74] Only in the fight for two years, and wound up spendin' his whole life there
[02:03.48] He was face to face with the devil for the "welfare" of his country
[02:06.50] Now he's strainin' to live, but his conscience won't let him
[02:09.78] It ain't flashbacks, you have to understand the tragedy, see
[02:13.18] He left the war, but the war never left him, see
[02:16.16] He left the war, but the war never left him, see
[02:19.35] He left the war, but the war never left him, see
[02:22.39] He left the war, but the war never left him, see
[02:25.34] He left the war
[02:27.92] It's now twenty-five years later, he's on the edge of a park bench
[02:31.59] He's asked God for help, but found his source non-existent
[02:34.95] He sits in the shadows, 'cause his sun burns no more
[02:37.92] Now he knows what Mom was cryin' for
[02:40.42] I used to watch old man in the park, the sight slowly drove right
[02:44.14] Through my heart
[02:45.08] Wishin' I could help, but not knowin' where to start
[02:47.64] I'd walk away, curse the world, gush some love, and curse some more
[02:50.58] Now you know who I've been cryin' for
[02:53.34] He threw his medals in the river, but they sunk alone
[02:56.24] Put shades on his eyes, to hide him from the war zone in the sky
[02:59.59] He tried to slit his wrists about a month ago
[03:02.49] But he's seen so much death, he's scared to life of suicide
[03:05.85] If there was some way to break him out of this penitentiary
[03:09.04] Gulps get bigger and figures it'll chase away his memories
[03:12.01] But the dreams only worsen, the scenes almost burst in
[03:15.13] He recalls how training took away his right to be a person
[03:18.16] Put a gun in his hand, left him to die with the land
[03:21.45] The plan was the murder of man
[03:23.95] Politicians have a dispute, decide to send in troops
[03:26.90] But the truth is, they just don't understand
[03:29.26] Now he's runnin' out of time, and runnin' out of energy
[03:33.20] But till the last day, he'll be fighting for the murder of his memories
[03:36.39] And although he never got rid of his dog-tags
[03:38.86] He still wishes they'd have sent his parents and american flag (instead of him)
[03:42.98] He was face to face with the devil for the "welfare" of his country
[03:45.67] Now he's strainin' to live, but his conscience won't let him
[03:48.72] It ain't flashbacks, you have to understand the tragedy, see
[03:52.22] He left the war, but the war never left him, see
[03:55.17] He left the war, but the war never left him, see
[03:58.36] He left the war, but the war never left him, see
[04:01.54] He left the war, but the war never left him, see
[04:04.26] He left the war
[04:07.51] Sometimes gunfire's brighter than the sunshine
[04:10.96] Sometimes a child's scream influences every dream
[04:13.98] Sometimes we fool ourselves into thinkin' we've moved on
[04:17.06] But no way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
[04:20.35] No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
[04:23.53] No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
[04:26.44] No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
[04:29.60] No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
[04:32.98]
[00:27.85] Sometimes a child's scream influences every dream
[00:31.08] Sometimes we fool ourselves into thinkin' we've moved on
[00:34.13] But no way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
[00:37.19] No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
[00:40.35] No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
[00:43.46] No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
[00:46.51] No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
[00:48.98] It's now twenty-five years later, he's on the brink of fourty-three
[00:52.27] Still searchin' for sanity, surveyin' the floor of his distorted sea
[00:55.49] He remembers high-school friends jokin' about the war
[00:58.31] Never knew what Mom was cryin' for
[01:01.00] The other piece that shines in his mind
[01:03.42] Is the divine first-love soul-mate beauty brown-eyed queen he left behind
[01:07.79] He remembers holdin' her tight, watchin' the sunset at shore
[01:10.97] Never knew what she was cryin' for
[01:13.32] He got the letter in his mail by the middle of his summer
[01:17.13] Wouldn't have had to go if it wasn't for his new born brother
[01:20.25] He was barely eighteen, murdering people even younger
[01:23.20] And he still ducks and covers every time he hears the thunder
[01:26.41] He still hears the screams, smells the flesh, tastes the death
[01:29.34] Sees the blood, feels the pain What's to gain?
[01:31.50] Nothing's left but the slug that remains in his right path
[01:35.24] The bullet laughs every time he cries, and it drives him mad
[01:38.52] Trying to sleep, but the visions give him a cold sweat
[01:41.67] The war's been over for two decades, but he still hasn't been home yet
[01:44.81] Everyday he wakes and strains to repress his guilt
[01:47.73] And forget the horror, the violence, the kill-or-be-killed
[01:51.02] Fists are always clenched, teeth are always grindin'
[01:54.03] Real life is lost, and in a bottle he tries to find it
[01:57.21] "It's not fair", he mumbles through a nightmare
[01:59.74] Only in the fight for two years, and wound up spendin' his whole life there
[02:03.48] He was face to face with the devil for the "welfare" of his country
[02:06.50] Now he's strainin' to live, but his conscience won't let him
[02:09.78] It ain't flashbacks, you have to understand the tragedy, see
[02:13.18] He left the war, but the war never left him, see
[02:16.16] He left the war, but the war never left him, see
[02:19.35] He left the war, but the war never left him, see
[02:22.39] He left the war, but the war never left him, see
[02:25.34] He left the war
[02:27.92] It's now twenty-five years later, he's on the edge of a park bench
[02:31.59] He's asked God for help, but found his source non-existent
[02:34.95] He sits in the shadows, 'cause his sun burns no more
[02:37.92] Now he knows what Mom was cryin' for
[02:40.42] I used to watch old man in the park, the sight slowly drove right
[02:44.14] Through my heart
[02:45.08] Wishin' I could help, but not knowin' where to start
[02:47.64] I'd walk away, curse the world, gush some love, and curse some more
[02:50.58] Now you know who I've been cryin' for
[02:53.34] He threw his medals in the river, but they sunk alone
[02:56.24] Put shades on his eyes, to hide him from the war zone in the sky
[02:59.59] He tried to slit his wrists about a month ago
[03:02.49] But he's seen so much death, he's scared to life of suicide
[03:05.85] If there was some way to break him out of this penitentiary
[03:09.04] Gulps get bigger and figures it'll chase away his memories
[03:12.01] But the dreams only worsen, the scenes almost burst in
[03:15.13] He recalls how training took away his right to be a person
[03:18.16] Put a gun in his hand, left him to die with the land
[03:21.45] The plan was the murder of man
[03:23.95] Politicians have a dispute, decide to send in troops
[03:26.90] But the truth is, they just don't understand
[03:29.26] Now he's runnin' out of time, and runnin' out of energy
[03:33.20] But till the last day, he'll be fighting for the murder of his memories
[03:36.39] And although he never got rid of his dog-tags
[03:38.86] He still wishes they'd have sent his parents and american flag (instead of him)
[03:42.98] He was face to face with the devil for the "welfare" of his country
[03:45.67] Now he's strainin' to live, but his conscience won't let him
[03:48.72] It ain't flashbacks, you have to understand the tragedy, see
[03:52.22] He left the war, but the war never left him, see
[03:55.17] He left the war, but the war never left him, see
[03:58.36] He left the war, but the war never left him, see
[04:01.54] He left the war, but the war never left him, see
[04:04.26] He left the war
[04:07.51] Sometimes gunfire's brighter than the sunshine
[04:10.96] Sometimes a child's scream influences every dream
[04:13.98] Sometimes we fool ourselves into thinkin' we've moved on
[04:17.06] But no way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
[04:20.35] No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
[04:23.53] No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
[04:26.44] No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
[04:29.60] No way, no how, do we ever forget what we've seen
[04:32.98]