Faded Tattoo On My Left Arm
Faded Tattoo On My Left Arm
I saw a white bird on the bench
I saw the empty frame dangling from the wall
I saw the corpse of a little girl
Waving hands towards me
I turned pale and she smiled back
I saw a red mark on the ground
I saw a clock and its broken heart
I saw that building falling down my feet
I saw the limbs lying down torn apart
I hear the screams from that night
I hear the pain of that little boy
I see the sins crawling down my back
And the faded tattoo on my left arm
I fought for my motherland
I wanted to make peace
I wanted to return to my girl
To my wife, I use to seek
I wanted to see the burning stars from the sky
But I see the war machines fly and fly
I wanted to save lives
Instead, I took a lot here
I am still searching for you Emily
Are you there? Are you there?
I know I won’t hear your voice
I won't see you smile again
I know that person also walking alone
Like me like myself in this doomed day
When are we going to stop?
When is this blood gonna dry?
Is this what you call the peace
The patriotism you lie you lie
I never wanted to see that little dead body
I never wanted to hear the pain
I killed my soul that day
I didn’t stop my rifle even
When he wept he cried
At the end of the May
Is there any God?
Is there any redemption?
Is this what is called victory?
Is this what I want?
Is that the shadow chasing me
Is that the red flowing through the river
Is this what is karma I see I fear?
I am not supposed to cry
I am not supposed to feel anything
I am a soldier I fought brave and wise
But why do I feel the hatred for me
Why do I see the blood covering my eyes
Why do I turn pale again and again
Whenever I hear a shot firing in the sky?
I craved the peace on my left arm
Instead, I find violence wherever I go
I want to stop now
Please don’t fire I wish you so
I wish you so.
Hey there stranger
Yes, yes you are
I know we will meet again
In another world another battlefield
Maybe someday in a bar
I don’t want to die
I don’t want to lose
I shot my last bullet
It’s my time to face the
Fate I chose
For the last time, I want to hear the violin
The broken string is also tired
A bullet fired in the void
And the red swallows the tattoo
On my left arm
It’s peace finally with a red scar.