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Flag


A flag flying above the dry land Is tattered by bullets and ripped apart In the distance a person laying in the sand Claims no life, no breath, no heart But next to him, propped aside Was the reason of peace, but the reason to fight Where'd you go? I miss you so Seems like it's been forever That you've been gone Please come back home If guns create peace then why do they die For fighting in a much bigger war Walking with flags the color of white, they walk by Carrying a mechanical disease that would take soar So what can the solution be? What would, what could Make the world see, see what we should Do to defend whats right, protect our rights Some other way than having death as an answer Where'd you go? I miss you so Seems like it's been forever That you've been gone Please come back home Nations will rise, gaining power over the years Eventually, all nations will have to fall and crumble Down as the buried are covered in tears And that's when they raised the flag over him The flag ripped by bullets and tattered apart While his son holds him, dearly in his heart Where'd you go? I miss you so Seems like it's been forever That you've been gone Please come back home
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