A young man sneaking up on the age of 21
Shellshocked, they’re breaking me in the ways of war
Learning quickly day in and day out
The blood of children on my hands, insanity’s shout
If I get out of here I’ll never be the same
Anything soft you turn to stone
Every day dreaming of getting back home
Marching in with a hope and a prayer
Coming out with a metal heart and a thousand yard stare
they ship us home, purple ribbon for the chest
But the battle didn’t stop here, no rest
Friends gather together but it’s hard to hear
with the killing fields in the background always yelling in my ear
I tried, to not hide and look natural at the party
But I left, thinking it best, it’s hard to connect
with frozen eyes and a barbed wire chest
Marching in with a hope and a prayer
Coming out with a metal heart and a thousand yard stare
Freedom~~~ Freedom~~~
Walking wounded, took me years to reveal
my pain to other veterans and theirs to me
Tears fall like ashes, rage burning hot
Gonna tell my truth now, gonna fire this warning shot
So many lives traumatized and for what
Every word of mine, dynamite in service to heal
Gonna blow my story open so that I can feel
Freedom~~~ Freedom~~~
To be free, I want everyone to see the true cost of war
Feel the agony, face the insanity of what we’re fighting for
Can we fight just as hard to mend our soldier’s scars and then
Make this war inside finally end
Free~~Free~~Freedom
Freedom, Freedom, Freedom, Freedom, Freedom, Freedom
Can I find love, can I risk again, can I lay my heart bare
Can I open, can I heal, can I ceasefire with this thousand yard stare
Marching in with a hope and a prayer
credits
from Sanctuary (Deluxe Edition with Booklet),
released March 3, 2023
Publishers: Rebecca Folsom (ASCAP/Easy World Productions)
Contributors: Rebecca Folsom (Producer), Rebecca Folsom (Writer), Rebecca Folsom (Performer), Rebecca Folsom (Composer), Rebecca Folsom (Lyricist), Rebecca Folsom (Mixing Engineer), Tom Wasinger (Engineer), Tom Wasinger (Mixing Engineer), Tom Wasinger (Producer), James Tuttle (Mixing Engineer), Bob Lecy (Writer)
Born and raised in Boulder, CO, Rebecca has played on BBC television/radio for an audience of 1.5 million, Red Rocks
Amphitheater in Colorado, The Bluebird and Opryland in Nashville. Her song Sanctuary was a semi-finalist in the “2021 International Songwriting Competition.” and Better Times was #1 on National Folk Radio DJ Chart with 5 months on the Top 50 National Americana Country Radio Chart....more
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