The air was thick on this early winter dawn
The sky was dark and grey
Still tired from the early wake he waits
His thoughts in disarray
What is this life he signed himself into
Was it all in vain?
With every day passing by bringing with it
More greif and pain
He is the hero of the day
Shellshocked and gone insane
He brings all the guilt and shame
With him to his grave
The order rings out across the hellish trench
Over the top today
The mortar fire, deafening his thoughts
No choice but to obey
They claim free will, choosing your own fate
Has led you to this place
But that couldn't be further from the truth
Don't want to die today
He is the hero of the day
Shellshocked and gone insane
He brings all the guilt and shame
With him to his grave
He lies upon the floor
Both legs been blown away
Enduring this what for?
The hero of the day
He is the hero of the day
Shellshocked and gone insane
He brings all the guilt and shame
With him to his grave
He is the hero of the day
Shellshocked and gone insane
He brings all the guilt and shame
With him to his grave
He is the hero of the day