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[00:32.89]We laid our names to rest
[00:37.31]Along the dotted line.
[00:45.21]We left our date of birth
[00:49.36]And our history behind.
[00:53.05]We were full of life,
[00:55.78]We could barely hold it in.
[00:58.96]We were amateurs at war,
[01:01.89]Strangers to suffering.
[01:05.12]We made our families proud
[01:08.02]But scared at the same time.
[01:11.30]We promised we’d be safe,
[01:13.98]Another lie from the front lines.
[01:17.43]Our backs against the wall,
[01:20.35]We’re surrounded and afraid.
[01:23.24]Our lives now in the hands
[01:26.52]Of the soldiers taking arms.
[01:30.06]Our questions ricochet
[01:32.38]Like broken satellites:
[01:35.47]How our bodies, born to heal,
[01:39.05]Become so prone to die?
[01:53.02]Though time is ruthless,
[01:56.54]It showed us kindness in the end,
[02:00.80]By slowing down enough,
[02:03.28]A second chance to make amends.
[02:06.46]As life replayed, we heard a voice proclaim:
[02:13.52]"lay your weapons down!“
[02:16.25]They’re calling off the war
[02:19.43]On account of losing track
[02:22.42]Of what we’re fighting for."
[02:25.90]So we found our way back home,
[02:28.58]Let our cuts and bruises heal.
[02:31.77]While a brand-new war began,
[02:34.95]One that no one else could feel.
[02:38.33]Our nights have grown so long.
[02:41.06]Now we beg for sound advice.
[02:43.84]"let the brokenness be felt “
[02:46.92]'til you reach the other side.
[02:50.27]There is goodness in the heart
[02:53.11]Of every broken man
[02:56.44]Who comes right up to the edge
[02:59.11]Of losing everything he has."
[03:09.32]We were young enough to sign
[03:11.86]Along the dotted line.
[03:21.31]Now we’re young enough to try
[03:24.31]To build a better life.
[03:30.70]To build a better life.