The Soldier

I can see, that the sun is hiding it's light today Through the thick black smoke, I kneel down to pray The fire went out, that used to burn here in these hands My brothers gone, that stood with me on this land I could feel the suns warmth, this morning when I woke I could see it's orange glow, shining through the smoke My band of brothers dead, as I'm left here all alone And this coat I'm wearing, is blood soaked to the bone I can feel their eyes staring, as they take command I can hear them speaking words, that I don't understand And as I lie here bleeding, in the shadows of this tomb I'm just another lonely soldier, pleading for his mothers womb This morning I prayed, that I'd make it home alive But over in the corner, I felt death trying to arrive The tortured days are unbearable, here beneath this light So I close my eyes, somehow that helps me fight But today they broke my spirits, with a sharp searing pain I tried to think of home, as I lie bleeding in the mud and rain Then my mind snapped back, as I felt the steel of a cold sharp blade Today the torture ended, as my world began to fade I could feel their eyes staring, as they took command I could hear them speaking words, that I didn't understand And as I lie there bleeding, in the shadows of that tomb I was just another lonely soldier, pleading for his mothers womb