BRING THEM HOME

歌詞

Move the pawns to the eastern line Keep the rook behind the wall Hide the king, protect the king Send the birds into the sky Move the pawns to the eastern line Keep the rook behind the wall God forgive me Listen to me Another map Another night Another hundred names in white Red for lost Blue for alive Green means maybe they'll survive I move my finger across the screen Tell them where they're supposed to be Twenty here And fifty there Don't say their names Just move the squares Is this a war? Is this a game? When did a number lose its name? A pawn? A rook? A sacrifice? Tell me what the hell gives me the right? Bring them home God, let me bring them home I sent them out into the fire Now I'm counting who comes back Bring them home Every daughter, every son Don't tell me what we fucking gained Tell me how many we have lost They're not pieces on a board They're not numbers on a screen I gave the order They paid the price God, bring them home to me Move that pawn He'll draw their fire Put the rook between the lines Keep the king behind the walls The king must live at any cost Send the birds Watch the screen There's movement underneath the trees Permission granted Take the shot And the target's gone That's what we call it The target's gone But somebody knew his name Somebody waits for him tonight Maybe someone holds a phone And wonders why he doesn't write Enemy Friendly Dead Alive Four little words For someone's whole fucking life Bring them home God, let me bring them home I sent them out into the fire Now I'm counting who comes back Bring them home Every daughter, every son Don't give me another victory If this is what it costs to win They're not pieces on a board They're not numbers on a screen I gave the order They paid the price God, bring them home to me I was twenty once I still remember Mud on my boots Blood on my hands Waiting for a voice on the radio To tell me where to stand I hated that voice Move forward Hold the line Do not retreat I swore if I ever made it home I'd never become that man Now they wait for my voice Colonel, we're waiting for your order How many are we sending out tonight? Twenty-three And what are the chances they come back? Nobody knows Colonel, we're waiting for your order God help me Proceed What have I done? What have I done? Was that a man Or was that a pawn? Was that a life Or just something we lost? Move the rook Save the king Sacrifice everything That's how you win Is that how you win? Then tell me What the fuck did we win? Bring them home God, let me bring them home Let me hear their boots outside Let me hear them curse my name Let them hate me Let them blame me Let them never understand Just let every mother waiting Hold her child again Bring them home I don't need another medal I don't need another flag I don't need another general Telling me we did our best Because I know their names I know their names I know their faces I know who didn't come back Don't call them pawns Don't call them losses Don't call them numbers anymore They were people They were people They were fucking people Take the pieces from the board Put the king back in his box The game is over now But my soldiers don't come back Bring them home Please, bring them home