The Grave
Eternal Sacrifice: A Soldier's Heartfelt Journey
Lyrics
The grave that they dug him had flowers
The grave prepared for him was adorned with flowers.
Gathered from the hillsides in bright summer colors
These flowers were collected from the hillsides, displaying vibrant summer colors.
And the brown earth bleached white
The soil surrounding the grave, initially brown, turned white.
At the edge of his gravestone, he's gone
At the border of his gravestone, he has passed away.
When the wars of our nation did beckon
During the wars of the nation, he responded to the call to duty.
A man barely twenty did answer the calling
A young man, barely twenty, answered this call with pride.
Proud of the trust that he placed in our nation, he's gone
He trusted and believed in the nation, but now he is no more.
But eternity knows him and it knows what we've done
Eternity is aware of him and the deeds performed during his lifetime.
And the rain fell like pearls on the leaves of the flowers
Rain fell like pearls on the flowers, leaving muddy clay where the earth was once dry.
Leaving brown, muddy clay where the earth had been dry
The rain transformed the earth into brown, muddy clay.
And deep in the trench he waited for hours
He waited in a trench for hours, holding onto his rifle and praying for survival.
As he held to his rifle and prayed not to die
Amidst the chaos, he clung to his weapon, hoping not to face death.
But the silence of night was shattered by fire
Night's silence was shattered by the fire of guns and grenades.
As guns and grenades blasted sharp through the air
Sharp blasts filled the air, and comrades fell one after another.
One after another his comrades were slaughtered
In the morgue of marines, he stood alone, witnessing the slaughter.
In morgue of marines, alone standing there
He crouched lower in fear, desperately wishing not to die.
He crouched ever lower, ever lower with fear
Feeling the imminent danger, he thought, "They can't let me die here."
They can't let me die, they can't let me die here
He decided to cover himself with mud and earth to survive.
I'll cover myself with the mud and the earth
Expressing desperation, he repeated, "They can't let me die."
And I'll cover myself, I know I'm not brave
He acknowledged his lack of bravery and sought refuge in covering himself.
The earth
Repetition emphasizing that the earth is his grave.
The earth
-The earth
-Is my grave
-The grave that they dug him had flowers
Similar to the beginning, reiterating the grave adorned with flowers.
Gathered from the hillsides in bright summer colors
Again, flowers from the hillsides in bright summer colors.
And the brown earth bleached white
Repeating the transformation of brown earth to white near his gravestone.
At the edge of his gravestone, he's gone
Confirming that at the edge of his gravestone, he has departed.
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