Dear Soldier by Shawn James
Dear Soldier by Shawn James

Dear Soldier

Shawn James * Track #7 On Deliverance

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Dear Soldier by Shawn James

Release Date
Sun Jun 01 2014
Performed by
Shawn James
Produced by
Shawn James
Writed by
Shawn James
About

This is an anti-war song focusing mainly on the Iraq war, but with themes pertinent to all means of warfare. Interspersed between the sung lyrics are some of the quotes given by Iraq War veteran Mike Prysner in a captivating speech from the 2008 Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan. Throughout the...

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Dear Soldier Lyrics

[Pre-Chorus]
Who am I to say what's right or wrong?
But who are you to pull the trigger on their enemy?
Young man joined the front lines to still his stormy soul
Now, all that's left are the memories of war

[Chorus]
They all fall down, some won't survive
Trying to escape the memories of what they became

[Spoken Bridge]
I tried hard to be proud of my service, but all I could feel was shame. The racism could no longer mask the reality of the occupation. These were people. These were human beings. I feel guilty any time I see a mother with her children, like the one who cried hysterically and screamed that we were worse than Saddam, as we forced her from her home. I feel guilty any time I see a young girl, like the one I grabbed by the arm and dragged into the street. We were told we were fighting terrorists, the real terrorist was me and the real terrorism was this occupation

[Pre-Chorus]
Who am I to say what's right or wrong?
But who are you to pull the trigger on their enemy?
Young man joined the front lines to still his stormy soul
Now, all that's left are the memories of war

[Chorus]
They all fall down, some won't survive
Trying to escape the memories of what they became
They all fall down, some won't survive
Trying to escape the memories of what they became

[Spoken Outro]
While those weapons are created and owned by this government, they are harmless without people willing to use them. Those who send us to war do not have to pull a trigger or lob a mortar round. They do not have to fight the war. They merely have to sell the war. They need a public whose willing to send their soldiers into harms way. They need soldiers willing to kill and be killed without question. Soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen have nothing to gain from this occupation. The vast majority of people living in the U.S. have nothing to gain from this occupation. In fact, not only do we have nothing to gain, but we suffer more because of it. We lose limbs, endure trauma, and give our lives, our families have to watch flag draped coffins lowered into the earth

Dear Soldier Q&A

Who wrote Dear Soldier's ?

Dear Soldier was written by Shawn James.

Who produced Dear Soldier's ?

Dear Soldier was produced by Shawn James.

When did Shawn James release Dear Soldier?

Shawn James released Dear Soldier on Sun Jun 01 2014.

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