Lyrics
I once brought pain and suffering
I used to cause pain and suffering
All for a fierce sense of fealty
All for a strong sense of loyalty
But when I stand at the walls of my fate
Reflecting on the walls of my destiny
That sense of duty starts to crack and break
Feeling my duty starting to weaken and shatter
Lost to the wind, my young soldier boy
My young soldier boy lost to the wind
You will always be remembered
Promising eternal remembrance
I failed to see the fool I had become
Realizing the fool I've become
My greatest failure, I had failed my son
My greatest failure was failing my son
They call me dragon of the west
Known as the dragon of the west
But that's a name I left long ago
A title I abandoned long ago
So lay my spirit down to rest, among the vines
Laying my spirit to rest among the vines
To be with my son again
To reunite with my deceased son
A nation at war with the world
A nation in perpetual war won't thrive
Will never prosper or grow
Prosperity requires peace
But the lotus flower lingers ever on
The lotus flower symbolizes enduring beauty
White leaves fall to the ground, the Past forgone
White leaves falling represent a forgone past
They call me dragon of the west
Still known as the dragon of the west
But that's a name I left long ago
A name I abandoned in the past
So lay my spirit down to rest, among the vines
Laying my spirit to rest among the vines
To be with my son again
To be with my son once more
Hope rises when the fire is spent
Hope emerges after the fire subsides
And takes root in the earth
Taking root in the earth
The four become one, a new life in the air
The four elements unite for a new life in the air
The water will wash away what's left
Water washing away remnants of the past
They call me dragon of the west
Still referred to as the dragon of the west
But that's a name I left long ago
A name I abandoned in the past
So lay my spirit down to rest, among the vines
Laying my spirit to rest among the vines
To be with my son again
To be with my son once more
They call me dragon of the west
Still known as the dragon of the west
But that's a name I left long ago
A name I left behind long ago
So I must pass my final test, to be with you again
Facing a final test to reunite
I'll come marching home and you will never be alone
Marching home, ensuring you're not alone
Little soldier boy
A message to the little soldier boy
Come marching home
Marching home, a call to the brave soldier boy
My brave soldier boy
A repeated call to the brave soldier boy
Come marching home
Marching home, a repeated call to the brave soldier boy
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