Never-Ending Story

Wars fought for kings
Shed the blood of the common man
On lands divided by flags
We fall
The never-ending story
Of lives lost for fortunes made

Lay them down to rest
Somewhere the flags don't fly

Everyone has lost
A peaceful man
Children grow in the wreckage
Mothers cry, wives battle on
This is the story we all once knew
Everybody lost

Lay them down to rest
Somewhere the flags don't fly

I'll send you my prayers
And you'll send me yours
The good deed in disguise
Crosses and flags line the hills
Marked sacrifices
Never made by ink stained hands

Lay them down to rest
Somewhere the flags don't fly

There was a young boy of sixteen
Not yet a man
Just the son of a man
A sinner like everyone
Still the stone was cast
Shattering their reflection

Lay them down to rest
Somewhere the flags don't fly

Who signed the order of god
Who took the light
Killed a boy not for what he had done
But for fear of the seed they had sowed
And the drums are beaten on and on
The wars never come to an end

Lay them down to rest
Somewhere the flags don't fly

Empires strike at the heart of peace
All kingdoms are built for ruin
Living to be buried in a casket of gold
Let us not forget
This story carved in stone
May it lead us to find common ground

Lay them down to rest
Somewhere the flags don't fly

Everyone has lost
Everybody lost
Hmm hmmm
Hmm hmmm