Lyrics
Watching TV, half past one,
lulls indifference, no harm done,
then you came around,
talked about loose ends that you found,
Dead brothers make no sound, tonite.
Fallen soldiers, on dog tag ground,
Sons and daughters, so hard to count.
No one questions why, compassion so hard to find
coffins pass now more, not so easy to ignore
medals for forgotten heroes, no place to show them off,
So much fun to brag about, just hard to take the headstone route.
Pin medals on a headstone,
and who cares if no one's around,
reason dies in the war zone,
not a lotta glory to be found,
loose ends, that's all you are,
loose ends, have we come this far?
You seemed different, life's come undone,
all those feelings, run into one,
you told me what you knew,
as you picked your favorite pew,
and people nod at you, and cry.
Congregation, political game,
patriotic platitudes, mock the pain,
Lord just tell me why, why is it my brother ooh had to die,
in a land of no remorse, for another man's cause,
oh why can't you see, losing loved ones is a pretty high fee
kids die in a forgotten land, their blood forever on your hands
You talk of freedom,
and to serve your country proud,
but for what reason,
your arguments vile, not sound,
loose ends, that's all we are,
loose ends, have we come this far?
Wounds heal slowly, deep the cut,
flag neatly folded, colors matte,
we're more than blood and bones,
medals sparkle in shattered homes,
and the bodycount grows and grows.
One day we'll learn, rise again,
won't be fooled no more, by a single man,
but until then so many sign up,
the meat grinder busy, no way to stop,
victory assured, truth scared and obscured,
And when all's said and done,
do you really care if this war can be won?
just so Dad doesn't frown no more,
you 'll find a way to even the score.
