1. |
The Fighter
02:59
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V1
You wouldn’t know
‘Cause I don’t say it
When you push it down, nothing changes
Yeah keeping it all inside
Won’t get you to the other side
But now I know
The shame I felt
Wasn’t mine, I forgive myself
You just have to give it time
Little by little you realize
CHORUS
Pain feels big when it’s happening
But it’s not too big for the fighter
The fighter in me
Won’t give up
‘Cause I’ve lived too much, oh
And I believe
I survive ‘cause there’s a fighter in me
V2
On the darker days
The mirror lies
It shows me someone I don’t recognize
And I forget who I am
I feel like no one understands
But the truth is there
It never left
And maybe you can’t see it yet
But there’s joy if you just hold on
I’m living proof when I should be gone
CHORUS 2
BRIDGE
Yeah I see you and what you’re going through
‘Cause I’ve been there too
CHORUS 3
Pain feels big when it’s happening
But it’s not too big for the fighter
The fighter in you
Don’t give up
‘Cause you’re worth too much, oh
I know it’s true
You’ll survive ‘cause there’s a fighter in you
There’s a fighter in you, yeah
I see the fighter in you
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2. |
Invisible Warriors
03:17
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You see fatigues with holes and a wheel chair
Holding a cardboard sign
But if you only knew how he got there
You’d probably sit down and cry
He made it all the way home to be homeless
He held on to hope til he was hopeless
Invisible warriors
Right in front of your eyes
They all lost something
But they can’t say goodbye
Words can’t describe what they’ve been through
So they disappear there in front of you
Nobody’s looking so it’s hard to see
Invisible warriors like me
I thought it was over the end was close
The roadside would be my grave
Til my uncle showed up and said ‘let’s go’
He drove up out of nowhere that day
I got in the car headed up north
So my mama could hold my hand
So many others are out there
That don’t get that second chance
Invisible warriors
Right in front of your eyes
They all lost something
But they can’t say goodbye
Words can’t describe what they’ve been through
So they disappear there in front of you
Nobody’s looking so it’s hard to see
Invisible warriors like me
All they’re looking for is for someone to listen
Invisible warriors
Right in front of your eyes
They all lost something
But they can’t say goodbye
Words can’t describe what they’ve been through
don’t let em disappear there in front of you
Start looking
It ain’t hard to see
Invisible warriors like me
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3. |
Worse Than Bullets
04:07
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There’s nothing worse than a war that doesn’t stop
That keeps blowing up landmines inside your heart
I didn’t need a front line running through the kitchen All the way to the front door
But she drew it when she told me
She didn’t love me anymore
The only thing worse than bullets
Worse than bullets
Is losing what you love
Makes you wanna find a trigger and pull it
I almost pulled it but
I got through to the other side, I survived
And I realized
The only thing worse than bullets
Worse than bullets
Is giving up
I want to sit across the table from my son and his mama
So he knows what it’s like to be a family
Lay down our words that feel like daggers
Get back to what really matters
We don’t have to be in love to show him what
He deserves from us
The only thing worse than bullets
Worse than bullets
Is losing what you love
Makes you wanna find a trigger and pull it
I almost pulled it but
I got through to the other side, I survived
And I realized
The only thing worse than bullets
Worse than bullets is giving up
It’s giving up
Someday when he’s looking back on the father that I was
He’s gonna see why I stuck around for him through it all
He’ll have me in every memory and every mile stone
I’m gonna leave him with my story
So he always knows
The only thing worse than bullets
Worse than bullets
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4. |
What The Flag Is For
03:30
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What The Flag Is For
(Written by Nate Dodson, Korry Rahn, Brandon Tanner, Damon Gooch, Jordan Breece & Jamie Floyd)
The flag is for freedom for each and everyone
For waking up each morning and doing what you love
The flag is for fighting somewhere far away
With my brothers and my sisters to keep you safe
The flag is more than red, white and blue
It’s united we will stand
And divided we will lose
It’s flying high above this land
So we remember what we’ve got
When we forget
What the flag is for
The flag is for the honor of all the ones we lost
Who paid the greatest price and didn’t care about the cost
Because they heard the call
And weren’t afraid to stand their ground
Against anything and everything
Oh I can hear them now…say
The flag is more than red, white and blue
It’s united we will stand
And why we fought for each of you
It’s flying high above this land
So we remember what we’ve got
When we forget
What the flag is for
The flag waves for you
The flag waves for me
And every time I hear the words
“Oh say can you see…”
I put my hand over my heart
‘Cause I believe
The flag is more than red, white and blue
It’s why we stand up on our feet
And pledge through and through
It’s flying high above this land
It’s the highest honor folded up
Put in a mother’s hands
So just think about those we lost
Who aren’t here anymore
When you think about
What the flag is for
Let us always remember
What the flag is for
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Operation Song Nashville, Tennessee
Operation Song is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose mission is to empower veterans, active duty military, and their family
members to tell their stories through the process of songwriting. Music found on this page are the direct result of the military community entrusting us with their stories.
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