Brother’s Song (Demo 2006)

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• Leaked Demos 2006

So the air’s gettin’ colder

And the news keeps us scared

I still wrestle this summer

From the bones of our tired, blistered hands

‘Cause tonight we got drinks

With just a couple of friends

And the girl that my brother likes is finally talkin’ to him

And his chest is all swelled like he’s proud and happy

Like he’s got a great idea

Like he’s makin’ a memory

Wake up

And come out to the car

There’s an east swell comin’

And it’s howlin’ offshore

And we’ll be

Lyin’ like lions out in the sand

But I’ll be dead before you put a gun in my brother’s hands

So we make jokes back home

And we lighten the mood

But growing up my parents saw

What sending a kid to fight can really do

And now with the war, I can tell they’re a little shook up

‘Cause just a few mothers’ sons will never really be enough

Not till half of our names are etched out in the wall

And the other half ruined from the things we saw