W A R

WAR

Written by Catherine Vartain-Frilund

It was a war

The pendulum swung both ways

Keeping count of all our transgressions

We’ve come so far

There’s no letting fate sink its teeth into us

We take back control of the wheel

And the battleships are battered at the dock

We emerge from raging fire at the top

And love can never triumph without loss

Learning a lot

Closing the gap

Resting my head in your lap

Exposing our demons

Though the rest of the world might see them

And all of it’s been for love

I promised this

That I’d stand beside you through all

To the death. Now victory is ours

We prayed, we blessed

And wiped our blades clean on the grass

Knowing they never will know how it feels

And the battleships are battered at the dock

We emerge from raging fire at the top

And love can never triumph without loss

Learning a lot

Closing the gap

Resting my head in your lap

Exposing our demons

Though the rest of the world might see them

And all of it’s been for love

We knew the warning signs

Across the ocean you heard my siren cries

I took a gamble on every part of my life

If it was only up to us we knew we’d thrive

But through distance and resistance we survived

And now I rest my soldiers

And I thank god that it’s over

And we cross over the border

And establish rightful order

And now I rest my soldiers

And I thank god that it’s over

And we cross over the border

And establish rightful order

And the battleships are battered at the dock

We emerge from raging fire at the top

And love can never triumph without loss

Learning a lot

Closing the gap

Resting my head in your lap

Exposing our demons

Though the rest of the world might see them

And all of it’s been for love