Soldiers

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verse

A warrior must hide pain and stay strong

Lock away these feelings to carry on

Just what is said, never let them see you cry

Stay strong for the others, only dry eyes

Live to fight another day knowing the chances of hearing the call

And to those who gave some and to those who gave all

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Oh yeah, yeah, oh yeah

One brother to another

chorus

Soldier up!

Grab your guns

Soldier on

Under moon and sun

Aim for battle

Lock in the shatter

This is war

Nothing more

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Why do strong soldiers have hearts of stone

Hate to break the news, isn't true but only when we're alone

We just learn how to hide our wounded hearts

Because exposing feelings will only make us good targets

And the lack of tears is a learned habit, not a lack of emotion

And we bury that shit in our own bottomless ocean

pre-chorus

Oh yeah, yeah, oh yeah

One brother to another

chorus

Soldier up!

Grab your guns

Soldier on

Under moon and sun

Aim for battle

Lock in the shatter

This is war

Nothing more

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verse

The training teaches us to keep ourselves under control

Any sadness, tears are forbidden, a sign of weakness

A soldier must hide that shit, eat that shit, feed off that shit, become fearless

To kick ass and take names so there's not another lost soul knocking on Heaven's door

But let's go back to does soldier's cry

Yes sir! We do, we hurt, we feel pain, our hearts break but only alone is when we have wet eyes

pre-chorus

Oh yeah, yeah, oh yeah

One brother to another

chorus

Soldier up!

Grab your guns

Soldier on

Under moon and sun

Aim for battle

Lock in the shatter

This is war

Nothing more

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bridge

Nerves in a cup overflowed, I've broken down too many times

And found me at the bottom of too many bottles

From nightmares, lost brothers, losing my fucking mind

But when my soldier's switch is turned on, dead emotions, I'm full throttle

Having a brother's back, one nation, under God, for liberty and justice for all

We the soldiers of the country will live and die but our names will not fall

chorus

Soldier up!

Grab your guns

Soldier on

Under moon and sun

Aim for battle

Lock in the shatter

This is war

Nothing more

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end

Carry on wayward soldier

Be blessed by our Savior

Our final journey will come

And peace when we are done