Soldier's Song

the letters that follow him
as he drags his feet through the mud
sweet words that comfort him
when he sees men die in cold blood
close to his chest
your kisses near his heart
reads it to himself
when the lonliness starts to smart.

what'll they do when the bombs rain down?
what'll they do when they hit the ground?
what'll he do when her words go up in flames?
will he just become another hollow name?

the letters long buried
drowned in dried up mud
his heart had stopped beating
killed in cold blood
his body broken
his dreams still followed her
dead in logic
but never conquered

what did they do when the bombs rained down?
what did they cry when they hit the ground?
what they scream when devoured by the flames?
are they all just lists of hollow names?

her memories long buried
drowned in moving on
his heart had stopped beating
but he was never gone
her heart was broken
her words resound
swallowed by secret thoughts
forever bound