Dark eyes, crumpled brow
Broken shoulders of time in grief
War takes each day
A hate extension there is no peace
Hold their hands, feel their grasp
Small faces, mothers cry
Hold them up and make things right
To all the sons across the lands
Take their prayers resolve your fight
See their eyes, feel each breath
'Neath the dark, no sleep now
'Neath the dark, I cannot seem to breathe
'Neath the dark, we are scared
'Neath the dark, I cannot break my rage
Forever soldier lay down your gun
Now the war must end
Forever soldier be the first to stand
Hold their hands again
Dawn comes but there is nothing new here
Above the homes comes the scream of death
Western bombs or Eastern planes the same
Forever soldier will this be your final breath?
Destruction, future gone
Where is faith when hate takes hold?
Don't be afraid to take on hope
Don't be afraid to let love reign
Break the cycle, forgive them
The smoke that chokes the air they breathe
The guns which birth the widows grief
The bodybags in which they leave
The press suppress the unbelief
Forever soldier lay down your gun
Now the war must end
Forever soldier be the first to stand
First to forgive them.
Tear this out, this feud of years no more
Tear this out, vengeance be gone
No more this night