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lyrics

we are soldiers cut from stone
the image of our fathers eyes
we were dressed to the nines
we were ready to go

we told our mothers we would write
then they could tell all their friends that all their boys were gonna be alright

when we kissed our girls goodbye
we told them not to cry
but we prayed to god most every night to survive
we prayed that we’d survive

we boarded big ships cut from steel
the handy work of honest men
just doing their part to keep what’s real.

we crossed an ocean
felt out of bounds
there we walked our legs to the bone
kept our eyes to the sky
our feet on the ground

when we kissed our girls goodbye
we told them not to cry
but we prayed to god most every night to survive
we prayed that we’d survive

we sleep in thin tents caked with earth
and wonder if freedom has a price then is our daily sacrifice all it’s worth

we miss our mothers
whom we never wrote
and hold on to dampened photos of girls we hope are waiting back home

when we kissed our girls goodbye
we told them not to cry
but we prayed to god most every night to survive
we prayed that we’d survive

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from until the evening came, released September 1, 2008

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basement band New York

Since its inception in 2005, the Brooklyn-based band has brought its unique mix of four-part harmonies, honest lyrics, and searing guitar solos to rock clubs, coffeehouses, barns, and outdoor festivals across the country.

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