I am still ten thousand miles away 
In the eye of my broken mind 
I woke that night and cried out 
I saw [bad word] through the flames 
I knew that you were gone forever 

I've lain down my weapons 
I'll take part in this no more 
I turn my back to all of this 
Though they stabbed me with the scorn 
The choice was never mine to make 
Why did it have to end up here 

It is well that war is so terrible 
Yet we seem to love it so 
The eternal insane cycle 
Can't we ever break it's toll 
Do you hear these words when I cry out loud? 
Never giving in your own free will 
It is well that war is so terrible 
'Cause only the dead have seen the end of war 

I've seen the darkened anger 
Steal the sight from searching eyes 
The bloodstained flags and hollow words 
It's how they keep us blind 
The things I've seen 
The things I've done 
The ones I've killed will haunt me forever 

 [bad word] to the ground 
widow weeps, there's no sadder sound 
We go for darkness and despair 
Imprisoned within my own mind 
If all guns once were silenced 
Would we have killed what was left inside? 

It is well that war is so terrible 
Yet we seem to love it so 
The eternal insane cycle 
Can't we ever break it's toll 
Do you hear these words when I cry out loud? 
Never giving in your own free will 
It is well that war is so terrible 
'Cause only the dead have seen the end of war