Tetrafusion - The Deserter

The smoke is thick, I cannot see -
there is no one left but me.
I put myself into this hole,
I signed the deal and sold my soul.
As I look down, I see the ground -
I don't know that I will be found.
As I look up, I see the fire,
consequences looking dire.

Alone I stood, alone I died -
there was no chance to say goodbye.
The dust was thick, I couldn't breathe,
everyone else was gone but me.
I cannot laugh, I cannot cry -
there's so much more than meets the eye.
No emotions cross my face,
I left myself within that place.

Ten years later, here I stand -
I'm both the lion and the lamb.
I put myself through that hell,
but it was my soul to sell.
It hurts more now than before -
everything has changed since the war.
To this day my hands are red
with the blood of those who...

Murder, murder!
How dare you call me a deserter?
I was only trying to save, save,
another from the grave!
I am the lion and the lamb.

Growing older makes it worse -
memories will never disperse.
Numbing myself to reality has never helped.
As this moment fades away,
there's still a price to be paid.
Like a lion leading the lamb to the slaughter...

Murder, murder!
How dare you call me a deserter?
I was only trying to save, save,
another from the grave!
I am the lion and the lamb.

Murder, murder!
How dare you call me a deserter?
I was only trying to save, save,
another from the grave!
I am the lion and I...
Murder, murder!
How dare you call me a deserter?
I was only trying to save, save,
another from the grave!
I am the lion!