Gone Away
heroes fight and then they die
a broken sword and questions of why
shattered shields upon the ground
silent graves without sound
here I lay in this ditch
with the world going dark as pitch
the sounds of battle die away
as i live my final day
my axe has split
my bones broken
with you my heart went
taking words unspoken
we will go home
we will go home
hand in hand in our love
we will go home
we will go home
i pray this as i stare above
my hand is shaking
my last breath taking
all the dreams i had in me
my blood is spilling
proof of my killing
all hopes that were in me
we will go home
we will go home
i repeat and i swear to you this
we will go home
we will go home
it is a lie that you will sorely miss
battered and broken on the winding road
i lay here aching in my cold moment alone
you are not here
you are not here
gone away my love do you cry a tear
we will go home
we will go home
i guess my words cannot be heard
we will go home
we will go home
a breathless whisper and final word
Copyright © John Allen | Year Posted 2005
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