it saddens me
old \'blood and guts\'
the heroes and their glory
behind them trails a deathly story
it saddens me
as kids we\'d create
rattle of gunfire in our throats
though father missed the homecoming boats
those who were given no surrender
expendable souls of our dead defenders
facing deaths machine with no place to go
no glorious tomorrow riding Winnie\'s dynamo
it saddens me
to have no answer
did they die for peace \'ever after\'
we feigned \'glory\' and hid their \'disaster\'
it saddens me