He said, "Son,Have you seen the world?
Well, what would you say
If I said that you could?
Just carry this gun, you'll even get paid."
I said, "That sounds very good." Black leather boots
Spit-shined so bright
They cut off my hair but it looked alright
We marched and we sang
We all became friends
As we learned how to fight A hero of war
Yeah, that's what I'll be
And when I come homeThey'll be damn proud of meI'll carry this flag
To the grave if I must
Because it's flag that I love
And a flag that I trust I kicked in the door
I yelled my commands
The children, they cried
But I got my man
We took him away
A bag over his face
From his family and his friends They took off his clothes
They pissed in his hands
I told them to stop
But then I joined in
We beat him with guns
And batons not just once
But again and again A hero of war
Yeah that's what I'll be
And when I come homeThey'll be damn proud of meI'll carry this flag
To the grave if I must
Because it's flag that I love
And a flag that I trust She walked through bullets and haze
I asked her to stop
I begged her to stay
But she pressed on
So I lifted my gun
And I fired away And the shells jumped through the smoke
And into the sand
That the blood now had soaked
She collapsed with a flag in her hand
A flag white as snow A hero of war
Is that what they see
Just medals and scars
So damn proud of me
And I brought home that flag
Now it gathers dust
But it's a flag that I loveIt's the only flag I trust He said, "Son, have you seen the world?
Well what would you say
If I said that you could?"
The lyrics HERO OF WAR of RISE AGAINST is also present in the album Appeal to reason (2008)
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