Lyrics
[Intro]
Mm
Mm-hmm
Oh-oh
[Verse 1]
The banners hang low on the western hill
Trumpets
Trumpets have gone quiet
My brother wrote his name on a scrap of tin
Then he walked into the smoke
[Chorus]
We are losing the war
We are losing the war
Every map I fold says the same
We are losing the war
(We are losing the war)
Counting what is left of the flame
(Counting what is left)
[Verse 2]
Mother stitched a coat for a colder year
Thread
Thread ran out by spring
I keep her needle in my riding glove
And I sew the tents at night
[Chorus]
We are losing the war
We are losing the war
Every bell we ring sounds too far
We are losing the war
(We are losing the war)
Somewhere there's a king in a gilded room
(Somewhere there's a king)
[Bridge]
March
March
March
Through the frozen ferns
March
March
March
Nobody returns
[Breakdown]
Hold the line
Hold the line
Hold the line for me
Hold the line
(Hold the line)
[Chorus]
We are losing the war
We are losing the war
Harps unstrung and horses gone
We are losing the war
(We are losing the war)
Still I hum the song my sister sung
(Still I hum the song)
[Chorus]
We are losing the war
We are losing the war
We are losing the war
(We are losing the war)
We are losing the war