Casualties of war
Verse
I sit by the ocean somedays.
Think about wading in.
Till the waves swallow my sorrow.
Cleanse my soul of its sins.
Pre Chorus
Waves roll in like rows of men.
Sent to war to die.
While brave captains like myself.
Stay behind the lines.
Chorus
Dead men lie on the beach.
Shells upon the shore.
Bravery and courage.
Casualties of war.
Verse
Pelicans fly in formation.
Gulls wheel like fighter planes.
Diving and strafing the waters
Waging war in my brain.
Pre Chorus
Waves roll in like rows of men.
Sent to war to die.
While brave captains like myself.
Stay behind the lines.
Chorus
Dead men lie on the beach.
Shells upon the shore.
Bravery and courage.
Casualties of war.
Bridge
A good captain goes down with the ship.
A good captain saves his men.
A coward comes down to the ocean.
To contemplate his sins.
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