Silent Graves
 

Verse 1
Smoke curls in the morning light
Shadows march across the land
Hearts once hopeful now take flight
Holding rifles in their hands

Verse 2
Broken flags in tatters hang
Somber echoes of a distant cry
Mother’s tears and father’s pang
As the young and brave must die
 

Chorus
Hear the thunder in the night
Fear that rises with the dawn
Footsteps fading out of sight
In the fields where hope is gone
 

Yet beyond the guns and scars
Whispers speak of peaceful days
Dreams of healing all our wars
Blossoming from silent graves
 

Verse 3
Letters stained with ash and dust
Folded close against the chest
Words of love and fleeting trust
Written by souls that never rest
 

Verse 4
Trenches rise like open graves
Blood and soil entwined in grief
Yet a thousand hearts still crave
A sacred sign for their disbelief

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
Smoke will clear and flags will fly
We'll pay honor to lives lost in vain
Under calming silence of morning sky
Both winners and losers feel the pain

May those silent graves find their voices
With anthems our children’s children know
Songs about how peace and war are choices
And peace will flourish if its love they sow

Repeat Chorus