Story Behind The Song
Thinking back to playing army when we were kids and the dawning of realizing the reality of the final sacrifice.
Song Description
Uselessness of war
| Song Length |
3:08 |
Genre |
Unique - Patriotic |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Aggressive, Heartbreaking |
Subject |
Doom, Violence |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
Coming Home
The siren's cry goes far and wide
The battle has begun
Though reason will forever hide
Our duty must be done
They struck first, we respond in kind
We do what's only just
Our honor's lost and we must find
Our way amongst the dust
To heed our fate we take the field
To face the final call
We've armed ourselves with sword and shield
We'll stand until we fall
Rising up to face the sun
Brother joins with brother
Closing ranks against the gun
We stand by one another
Chorus:
On stormy seas we've set our sails
Our blood joins with the foam
Forward with the rising gales
We won't be coming home
Our purpose true our justice swift
Our mercy wrapped in chrome
Our truth be our eternal gift
We won't be coming home
And when we die let bugles ring
As you lay us 'neath the loam
Let choirs like the angels sing
We won't be coming home
Remember us with muffled drum
Bring horses wrapped in chrome
And no matter where we journey from
We won't be coming home