Love's Soldier

Steel rain on my face, crimson stains on my sleeve
Coughing dust, gasping breath, shadows dance where I can't believe
Bullets bite like vipers, bombs scream a deafening choir
But your memory, my angel, sets my soul on fire

Carve it in the bark, brother, let the tree hold my vow
Love you forever, my darling, even in this hell's brow
Lost in the storm of shrapnel, but your love lights the way
Someday we'll meet again sweetheart, in the light of a brand new day"

Blood seeps in the mud, heartbeat a frantic drum
Your touch, a phantom warmth, chases the icy numb
Whisper my name, my love, let it carry on the breeze
A lullaby for a soldier lost, lost on his knees

Carved in the bark, brother, let the tree hold my vow
Love you forever, my darling, even in this hell's brow
Lost in the storm of shrapnel, but your love lights the way
Someday we'll meet again sweetheart, in the light of a brand new day"

Silence falls, a shroud of stars, the moon paints the ground white
My eyes close, your name a prayer, swallowed by eternal night
A bullet sings, a brother falls, the message ends, peace in silence.
Lost in the battlefield's embrace, hope we never find

Carved in the bark, brother, let the tree hold my vow
"Love you forever, my darling, even in this hell's brow
Lost in the storm of shrapnel, but your love lights the way
Someday we'll meet again sweetheart, in the light of a brand new day"

Years pass, the war's a whisper, a scar on the earth's skin
A log with a message, carried on the wind
Delivered to your doorstep, a teardrop on your cheek
My love etched in the wood, forever yours to keep

Carved in the bark, brother, let the tree hold my vow
Love you forever, my darling, even in this hell's brow
Lost in the storm of shrapnel, but your love lights the way
Someday we'll meet again sweetheart, in the light of a brand new day"