Scars in the Sky # 2

“Scars in the Sky”

Verse 1

Smoke in the air, sirens cry

Ashes falling from the sky

Boots on the ground, hearts on fire

Broken dreams in razor wire

Shadows move through shattered streets

Echoes of forgotten beats

Every mother holds her breath

Praying life defeats the death

Pre-Chorus

Who’s the hero, who’s to blame?

Different faces, same old pain

Chorus

War… leaves scars in the sky

War… teaches us how to cry

Under the sound of guns and fear

We just wanna make it out of here

No more flags over graves tonight

We just wanna live, not fight

Verse 2

Letters home with shaking hands

Promises no one understands

Medals shining, cold as steel

They don’t say the things we feel

Little kids with empty eyes

Learning truth from grown-up lies

All they want is simple peace

Just one day the noise will cease

Pre-Chorus

Who is wrong and who is right?

When we’re blinded by the fight

Chorus

War… leaves scars in the sky

War… teaches us how to cry

Under the sound of guns and fear

We just wanna make it out of here

No more flags over graves tonight

We just wanna live, not fight

Bridge (soft, emotional)

If love was louder than a gun

Maybe we’d all overcome

If hope was stronger than the hate

Maybe it wouldn’t be too late

Final Chorus (anthem style)

War… don’t take another son

War… don’t burn what we’ve begun

Under the same wide open sky

We all bleed, we all cry

No more graves, no more lies

Let the peace begin tonight