Hero Of War Lyrics - Appeal To Reason [ecopack] - Rise Against

He said "Son, have you seen the world? 

Well, what would you say if I said that you could? 

Just carry this gun and you'll even get paid." 

I said "That sounds pretty 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 

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A hero of war 

Yeah that's what I'll be 

And when I come home 

They'll be damn proud of me 

I'll carry this flag 

To the grave if I must 

'Cause it's a 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 home 

They'll be damn proud of me 

I'll carry this flag 

To the grave if I must 

'Cause it's a 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 love 

It'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?"