My Forgotten Heroes

(Drum solo - Intro)
(Harmonica solo)

You’ve been through steep mountains
Stepped into dark caves
You’ve forgotten what home’s like
And, cry tears in the rain
You stayed to keep his promises
You give more than you could take
And you never shook
To be the sons-of-the-soil

These paths of destruction
Are means of construction
Of peace and harmony
Seems like an endless quest
With all this pain and suffering
You stayed speechless
And stood forever
To be the sons-of-the-soil

Somebody’s father, somebody’s brother,
somebody’s husband, somebody’s son – (spoken)

You are all feathers of a wing
And, you stay together
No matter what happens
You stay until you wither

(Guitar solo)

You’ve been through deafening silence
With your silent screams
The night becomes so bright
To the angel’s delight
The petals bid a cold goodbye
To the stone in the wall
Still, you stayed forward
My sons-of-the-soil

These scars on your palms
Say a different story
With peace in your arms
You’re on a path to glory

(Clarinet solo)

You’ve always been remembered
Whenever She has shivered
Why are you loved
Only when you are gone
You say, you’ll sacrifice yourself
For your brothers and sisters
Never has a Mother been more proud
Of her sons
The brave and lonely ones – (spoken)

My forgotten heroes
Somebody’s father, somebody’s brother,
somebody’s husband, somebody’s son – (spoken)

(Guitar solo)
(Drum solo – Outro)

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