Listen hard and still your breath
Can hear the beating of a butterfly's wings
Or is that your heart just racing in your breast
As the morning air greets you with the smell of death

Were these the things all worth fighting for
A twisted cross, this piece of dirt, a shabby uniform
You were the hero in a madman's dream
But just a boy barely weaned is what this mother sees

[Vocal improv: "Aha"] (3 times)

You can call Daniel
But this lion's den won't spare you
You can beg Jesus
But it won't do you no good
It's he who begs you
To lay it down
To lay it all down
To lay it down


Your father served in the one before
You should've listened as he begged you to flee
"Momma, nothin' changes, boys wil be boys,
what was that song you used to sing to me?"

[Vocal improv: "Aha"] (3 times)

You can call Daniel
But this lion's den won't spare you
You can beg Jesus
But it won't do you no good
It's he who begs you
To lay it down
To lay it all down
To lay it down...

(c)2000 Carbon-based Life Songs

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