1. |
Brand New Countdown Song
03:14
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The smell of burning powder makes me smile
And you know something’s ready to go boom
That riverbed of bombs went for a mile
Move out boys got a big blast coming soon
That sixth sense got me home
That fifth of Jack got me stoned
Before I knew I was in the zone
Four feet of fuse, three minutes long
I wanna walk in my hometown sun
Lay down my burdens and my gun
But 2’s still 1 and 1’s still none
This is my brand new countdown song
What I learned down range kept me alive
I’m trying to be present with my family
That training might have made me a different guy
You know sometimes it just gets the best of me
That sixth sense got me home
That fifth of Jack got me stoned
Before I knew I was in the zone
Four feet of fuse, three minutes long
I wanna walk in the hometown sun
Lay down my burdens and my gun
But 2’s still 1 and 1’s still none
This is my brand new countdown song
Those days of fire in the hole are gone
This is my brand new countdown song
Four, three, two, one
(Chorus)
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2. |
A Little Less Lost
03:47
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When I was seventeen, the story wasn’t written
But like a child I thought I knew the end
Then I was back at chapter one wide open ready to begin again
Wonderin’ how the hell do I just keep on writing
When all that I could see were my lost friends
The combat-to-home transition from the war abroad to the war within
I’m remembering the stepping stones that got me back
Starting at rock bottom through my path out of the black
To be a husband, a father
My wife, my daughters
My reasons to reappear
That’s how I got here
And they know that I’m still walking but I’m not walking alone anymore
Oh yeah and I still might be broken, but I’m not broken to the core
Sometimes I hear my demons out there knocking on the door
But I wouldn’t be where I am if I hadn’t been to hell before
I’m remembering the stepping stones that got me back
Starting at rock bottom through my path out of the black
To be a husband, and a father
My wife, my daughters
My reasons to reappear
That’s how I got here
With every bridge I crossed I got a little less lost
And the first time I shot up a flare, my brothers were there
I remember all the stepping stones that got me back
Starting at rock bottom through my path out of the black
To be a husband, a father
For my wife, for my daughters
She wouldn’t let me disappear
She’s how I got here
She’s how I got here
How I got here
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3. |
I Know Who You Are
02:44
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Talking all the crazy shit
We can laugh about it now
We all remember walking through the base
EOD proud
I don’t know you, but I know who you are
I don’t know you, but I know who you are
We all know death
We all have scars
I don’t know you brother, but I know who you are
I’m honored to be surrounded
By a brand new band of brothers
We’ve all lost some friends
And we understand each other
I don’t know you, but I know who you are
I don’t know you, but I know who you are
We all know death
We all have scars
I don’t know you brother, but I know who you are
Two is one
One is none
You know where I’m coming from
I don’t know you, but I know who you are
I don’t know you, but I know who you are
We all know death
We all have scars
I don’t know you brother, but I know who you are
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4. |
Live In Your Truth
03:39
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Chasing a faint reflection
Of how I used to be
Didn’t think it’d be this damn hard
To get back to me
I hold on to resentment
And doubt so tight
I know it’s wrong
But I let it keep me up at night
I wish I knew what it’s like to live in your truth
I wanna sit on your deck watch the sunset
You gotta helluva a view
I wish I knew what it’s like to live in your truth
Let the shadows of the past go
I wanna know what it’s like to live in your truth
I see the joy you have
In your eyes and smile
That’s what I want to have
Lord, it’s been a while
It’s just another step behind day
I have now and again
I never know how it starts
But I know how it ends
I wish I knew what it’s like to live in your truth
I wanna sit on your deck watch the sunset
You gotta have a helluva a view
I wish I knew what it’s like to live in your truth
Let the shadows of the past go
I wanna know what it’s like to live in your truth
Chasing a faint reflection
Of how I wanna be
Learning day by day to find
That kinda peace in me
I wish I knew what it’s like to live in your truth
I wanna sit on your deck watch the sunset
You gotta have a beautiful a view
I wish I knew what it’s like to live in your truth
Let the shadows of the past go
I wanna know what it’s like to live in your truth
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5. |
Living Proof
03:20
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I am maybe half the man I was before the war
Sometimes I can’t find the simple words I’m looking for
Somehow friends and family always seem to have my back
To help me on my way and make up for what I lack
I may seem too humble, maybe that’s just me
I first learned to see my worth in school for EOD
I still did the foolish things that most young people do
I found a partner for my life the day that I found you
I may have been a pompous ass when we first met
But I just wasn’t ready for a woman like you yet
I am living proof there is some higher power
After all the foolish things I’ve done
I can see now that everything’s connected
And in this higher power we are one
My family’s everything to me
The meaning of my life
I want to grow old enough to take care of my wife
The way she takes good care of me
Each and every day
I want to be there for her in my own special way
I’m a husband, I’m a father, I’m a soldier, and a friend
I’m a grandfather now and it’s all because of them
There is living proof for a higher power
All these things we get to share in life
Every little thing is even more connected
I see it in my children and my wife
I sing it and it sets my spirit free
The only thing they need from me is me
Sing it like a preacher sings a hymn
All I really need from them is them
There is living proof for that higher power
Everywhere you look it’s all around
From the young and old
Every day and hour
Living in the precious love we’ve found
Living proof that love is all around
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6. |
That's My War
03:20
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Did you know that you can smell fear
I’ve smelled it on my own skin
Like acid and burnt tin foil
Stow it with pride and adrenaline
I’ve been to the depths of war
I’ve seen the best of men
Seen the fire and the look in their eyes
That only blood can quench
That’s my war, that’s my war
My cross to bear from all the tours
I used to wonder if there’s any of me left
Or is it just fear and loss and regret
I count to four, kick in the door
I’m not the man I was before, that’s my war
I’ve touched the walls of Babylon
Felt the lives before me
It’s hard believe there’s so much pain
Surrounded by such beauty, it just gets to me
That’s my war, that’s my war
My cross to bear from all the tours
I used to wonder if there’s any of me left
Or is it just fear and loss and regret
I count to four, kick in the door
I’m not the man I was before, that’s my war
I’m not the father or the husband that I can be yet
Standing there at our front door I take in a long deep breath
Tell myself it’s gonna be alright
But afraid of what’s inside
That’s my war, that’s my war
My cross to bear from all the tours
I used to wonder if there’s any of me left
Or is it just fear and loss and regret
I count to four walkin the door,
Cause I can’t kick it in anymore
That’s my war
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7. |
The Garden
03:54
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There is a garden here for us all
No one can see til they get past the wall
The journey is long but it’s never too late
The wall serves its purpose
We need to open the gate
Some walls are built to keep people in
Others are built to keep people out
Tell me my friend just what kind of wall
Are you talking about
Walls made of stone, sombre and high
God only knows all the beauty inside
No matter which path you take
They all lead to the gate
There is a garden here for us all
No one can see til they get past the wall
The journey is long but it’s never too late
The wall serves its purpose
We need to open the gate
Everyone’s different, but we’re all the same
Everyone deals with their own kind of pain
There is a garden here for us all
No one can see til they get past the wall
The journey is long but it’s never too late
The wall serves its purpose
We need to open the gate
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8. |
This Is Where That Ends
03:58
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All the people around here somehow fitting in
Celebrities and hippies seem so natural in their skin
I never found an anchor, somewhere that felt like home
I give other people breath then I catch mine alone
So I put my head down and got so good at short connections
That I could only glance even at my own reflection
But now the man in the mirror is looking more like who I know
Now that you’ve shown me another way to go
I used to be a chameleon, I could I fit in anywhere
Anywhere and nowhere is one and the same
I didn’t know where I was going until you took me there
I feel more like myself every time you say my name
All my life I’ve been changing my skin
Baby this is where that ends
Baby this is where that ends
When you found me I was broken, a shadow of myself
Barely treading water, too proud to ask for help
Still carrying old demons, dragging them around
With you in my life I can finally lay them down
I used to be a chameleon, I could I fit in anywhere
Anywhere and nowhere is one and the same
I didn’t know where I was going until you took me there
I feel more like myself every time you say my name
All my life I’ve been changing my skin
Baby this is where that ends
Baby this is where that ends
I’ve been in the desert dying of thirst
And your love is like water saving me
I used to be a chameleon, I could I fit in anywhere
Anywhere and nowhere is one and the same
I didn’t know where I was going until you took me there
I feel more like myself every time you say my name
All my life I’ve been changing my skin
Baby this is where that ends
Baby this is where that ends
This is where that ends
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