Story Behind The Song
Dedicated to all veterans of all wars who still suffer the effects of war thru wounds we see, and those we can't (PTSD)
Song Description
The ongoing cost of war
| Song Length |
3:38 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking |
Subject |
War |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
The Aftermath Of War
In the Aftermath of War
Verse 1
He couldn't find the words to say, so he just said goodbye
Waving from a window seat, tears welled in his eyes
He is heading into battle to what seems an endless tour Not knowing that he'd come home to the aftermath of war.
Verse 2
Freedom isn't free, the cost rises everyday
The soldiers pay it daily but the debt is never paid
And he fights to keep on going but his pain won't let him go
And his scars will last forever in the aftermath of war
Chorus
In the aftermath of war all innocence is lost
The wounds that we can see hardly show the cost
Cause the battles keep on raging in the lives that have been torn And our soldiers keep on fighting in the aftermath of war.
Bridge
He sees ole Glory waving high, a ribbon round a tree
the images of war are hid so deep no one can see
He is searching for the person, the one he was before
he came home to no future in the aftermath of war
Chorus - End