[Gm Cm]

Gm          Cm        Gm
We laid our names to rest
                  D#            Cm
Along the dotted line.
Gm
We left our date of birth
                Cm
And our history behind.

Cm              D#
We were full of life,
                F       Gm
We could barely hold it in.
                F
We were amateurs at war,
                Cm
Strangers to suffering.

            Gm       D#
We made our families proud
                        Gm
But scared at the same time.
                    F
We promised we’d be safe,
                        Cm
Another lie from the front lines.

    D#                  
Our backs against the wall,
                 Gm
We’re surrounded and afraid.
                        F
Our lives now in the hands
                Cm      
Of the soldiers taking aim.

     D#
Our questions ricochet
                Gm
Like broken satellites:
                        F
How our bodies, born to heal,
                    Gm
Become so prone to die?

[Cm]

Gm
Though time is ruthless,
                              Cm
It showed us kindness in the end,

(By slowing down enough,)
(A second chance to make amends.)
Gm                   Cm                      D#
As life replayed, we heard a voice proclaim:

     Cm            D#
"lay your weapons down!
                Gm
They’re calling off the war
                        F
On account of losing track
                        Cm
Of what we’re fighting for."

                           D#
So we found our way back home,
                    Cm    Gm
Let our cuts and bruises heal.
                        F
While a brand-new war began,
                            Cm
One that no one else could feel.

                           D#
Our nights have grown so long.
                      Gm
Now we beg for sound advice.
                        F
"let the brokenness be felt
                          Cm
'til you reach the other side.
           D#
There is goodness in the heart
           Gm
Of every broken man
                                F
Who comes right up to the edge
                        Cm
Of losing everything he has."
        Gm            D#
(Losing everything he has)
              Gm
(Losing everything he has)
                        F
We were young enough to sign
                     D#
Along the dotted line.

(To build a better life)
                    Gm
(To build a better life)
                
                        F
Now we’re young enough to try
                   Gm
To build a better life.
Cm                 Gm
To build a better life.