The Hollow Victory
The battle rages on
As the bullets fly
In the quest for victory
Our young soldiers die
They laid like stone
Tears of red
Hearts pierced by bayonets
A hundred men dead
Fighting for freedom
That’s what they were told
As the days progress
The truth would unfold
Not freedom or liberty
But a piece of land
Greed and power
Go hand in hand
With dawn’s light
The sounds of battle now still
One soldier stands alone
No more he has to kill
Wading in a sea of blood
Fallen comrades at his feet
Was this truly victory
A war based on deceit
What freedom lies in survival
When so many heartbeats cease
It is only those that died
That truly know the meaning of peace
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