Grandpa

Thank you grandpa for not living it again
Thank you for not sharing your pain
Your life had always the war's shadow
But to me you were the end of the rainbow
You had to live the nightmare through
That's your hard history
Had to face dead friends
Thank god to me it's mystery
Got from you your greatest lesson
"Don't keep crawling in misery"
And remember -
Your choices feed your destiny
Stand up fight for better from now on
Stand up make a better tomorrow
It's up to you
It's up to your attitude

We all know what happened
But none of us really know what you've been through
Brave soldiers gave their lives and we all respect you
I've learned the story of this land
Don't know how you lasted
Result we all know but
The truth is their lives were cast
The only thing that eases our pain
Is the knowledge that it's the past
Now is now
And the difference is vast
Some might think war means glory and fame
But you had to live with terrible shame
None of us were born to kill
I understand it made you ill
"What happened at the border was god's order"
That bullshit makes me numb and sick
So that kind of god can suck my dick
Stand up fight for better from now on
Stand up make a better tomorrow
It's up to you
It's up to your attitude
War never won that game
The demon from the past was disarmed by you
Attitude and smile on your face
Made us forget that ghoul
Sleep and dreams filled with blood and death
While awake you were blessed to draw breath
In big sleep once you fell
Then was over your hell
We stood proud by your grave
Saw in minds your smiling face
As they rang the church bell
And I always remember to do as you taught me to -
I stand up fight for better from now on
Stand up make a better tomorrow
It's up to me
It's up to my attitude
We stand up fight for better from now on
Stand up make a better tomorrow
It's up to us
It's up to our attitude
We stand up!