The Steel Helmet

from A Great Broken World by MORTARS

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his ship is drifting outta sight
(she's) standing on the dock
cold wind in the moonlight
it's all weighing on her mind
rusted steel and crashing waves
tiger sharks and tiger tanks
and all the miles he'll be away
when the morning comes
and how he said he'd be ok
it's something that has to be done
she dreams about the distant shore
the casualties and fog of war
she realized, her heart torn, that he's not her little boy no more

his heart's as strong as his helmet
dreamed bout this day since he was ten
but it was hard to see her cry
like on that day his brother died

he's all she had left in her life
he promised to come back alive

mama loves her child and child loves his rifle
she's fighting to pay bills and he's fighting for survival
in between them is more than just miles

now her boy is coming back, if only for a while
got pinned down under fire
then got blasted by the shrapnel
she's pacing back and forth, anticipating his arrival

with his shiny purple heart
he's walking up the jet way
he don't have the same face
but he smiles just the same way
her head is in her hands
her heart is aching with denial

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from A Great Broken World, released January 28, 2018

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The part of the lake where all the trash washes up, the driveway at the house show when the AC is broken and it is too hot to play inside, the basement where you have to watch what you step on and the air feels real heavy. That is where we shine.

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