Here I am

In the desert again

A compass and a weapon

A lost American



I started out with a simple plan

And a locket in my hand

But the sun is so unforgiving

And the wind so hard to stand



Fall out, fall out

With the rest of your brothers

With the rest of your sisters

Heroes on the line



Carry out what your leader says

For what his leader says

Is that his leader says

This is right for the people



No one will ever understand what

Thousands of beautiful healthy young statues must fall

Smoke and explosions surround me

A flood of hate, it drowns me

I cannot live this way

No I cannot live with

Doubt and confusion

They find me

They run up right behind me

I cannot die this way

No, I cannot die this way



In the water, in the sand

Is the blood of a culture

Is the blood of an ancient people

In whose holy war I stand



I hear the world like a cannon roar

Say I can win this war

I promise them this

Isn’t what I signed up for



No one will ever understand what

Thousands of beautiful healthy young statues must fall

Smoke and explosions surround me

A flood of hate, it drowns me

I cannot live this way

No I cannot live

With doubt and confusion

They find me

They run up right behind me

I cannot die this way

No, I cannot die this way



No one will ever understand what

Thousands of beautiful healthy young soldiers must fall



Smoke and explosions surround me

A flood of hate, it drowns me

I cannot live this way

No I cannot live

With doubt and confusion

They find me

They run up right behind me

I cannot die this way

No, I will not die this way