This song was written to pay homage to those men and women (and dogs :-)) who died in war to preserve our freedom. We cannot ever forget what the cost was to protect our way of life for generations to come. We must NEVER forget. This is the original full version, posted here for interest sake. I really like this, even though it is wayyyy too long.
I had a brother
Not brothers in blood.
Loved one another
Though we scrapped in the mud.
He never gave in
He never gave out
But oh how I miss him
Now that he’s not about
My brother is gone
Died in a tent.
My brother lives on
In the letters he sent.
Even the fallen
Are a part of it all.
Fighting for freedom
So we can stand tall.
Never a question
Never a cry
Even the fallen
Never ask why
I had a sister
Danced in a field
Danced along with her
Her heart as her shield.
She was woman
She was a friend
Ideas convictions
She would not bend
So full of valor
Standing so strong.
Before I could tell her
She sang her last song
Even the fallen
Are part of it all.
Fighting for freedom
So we can stand tall
Never a question
Never a cry
Oh even the fallen
Never ask why
Oh they were
Falling, falling like rain
They were falling
But not falling in vain
On a wide open plain
So the rose can bloom again
Now they’re just a memory
Here in my heart
They’re cracked and they’re crumpled
And faded as hell
Now, I’ve got their pictures
Saved on my phone
I Call out their names
When I’m here all alone.
Wait for an answer
The midnight chill.
A stir in my heart
Dancing there still.
Even the fallen
Are part of it all.
Fighting for freedom
So we can stand tall
Never a question
Never a cry
Oh even the fallen
Never ask why
Even the fallen
Are part of it all
Fighting for freedom
‘So we can stand tall
Never a question
Never a cry
Even the fallen
Never ask why