I heard the Cavalry ride that day My parents hid me and there I'd stay Then those troops came, one by one Men with honor, men with virtue, men with none ♪ When they held her, I heard him cry And when they butchered him, I watched her die I shed no tears but vowed that day Men would crumble, men would suffer, men would pay ♪ Before the war came, I was free Then a darkness consumed me The face of war is all I see And I find no hope on bended knee ♪ I kept my word as the years crept by I slaughtered all to watch them die I'd make them doubt all they believed Men can marry, men can father, men can grieve ♪ They'd beg their lord as I did my will Their wives would scream at their children still I heard their stories one by one Men have prayers, men have regrets, I have none
Before the war came, I was free Now a darkness consumes me I'm the last face men will see And they waste their breath on bended knee