Behind the Mask

You’ve got blood on your wrist Never unclenching your fist Looking the enemy in the eye Fighting until you die We always look to those who wear the mask Longing for the impossible task Chasing the safety you think you deserve Looking for the people who will serve When the gunshot fires You’re always blaming the liars You trust in your pride But these sins you just can’t hide So you put on your mask Facing the impossible task Why is it that we fight for this country’s pride Ignoring all the broken souls who’ve died We hold on to what we believe But inside we truly deceive We always look to those who wear the mask Longing for the impossible task Chasing the safety you think you deserve Looking for the people who will serve Trying to save our family name Hoping things will stay the same We watch our brothers die We watch our mothers cry All so we can hold on to our lie Through the blood sweat and tears We hold on to our heroes through the years You say the power is within yourself To heal from the pain you’ve felt You say you can earn your salvation But the only thing you earn is your damnation We always look to those who wear the mask Longing for the impossible task Chasing the safety you think you deserve Looking for the people who will serve There is a hole in your heart It’s been broken from the start You know you can’t live through this pain You know you’re going insane You’re looking in all the wrong places Trusting in all the wrong faces Before you start your war Let me tell you the answer you’re looking for There’s only one trail That will lead us from hell Please hear what I have to say Jesus Christ is the only way We always look to those who wear the mask Longing for the impossible task Chasing the safety you think you deserve Looking for the people who will serve