[Verse 1] I heard the cavalry ride that day My parents hid me and there Id stay Then those troops came, one by one Men with honor, men with virtue, men with none [Verse 2] When they held her, I heard him cry And when they butchered him, I watched her die I shed no tears and vowed that day Men would crumble, men would suffer, men would pay [Chorus] Before the war came, I was free Then a darkness consumed me The face of war is all I see And I find no hope on bended knee [Verse 3] I kept my word as the years crept by I slaughtered all to watch them die Id make them doubt, oh they believed Men can marry, men can father, men can grieve [Verse 4] Theyd beg their Lord, as I did my will Their wives would scream and their children still I heard their stories one by one Men have prayers, men have regrets, I have none [Chorus] Before the war came, I was free Now a darkness consumes me Im the last face men will see And they waste their breath on bended knee
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