A soldier stood, and yelled aloud
Threw his gun hard on the ground
Said I don't know what I'm here for I'm leaving now
My best friend died right next to me
No end in site there's gotta be
A better way to change this broken world
With a heart hung low and tears in his eyes
He knew the war would take his life
So he stood atop his trench and cried

Hoist the colors to the sky
Raise the banner hold it high
Shout it out, the war is over
Lets all give up and face our fears
Enough blood is shed for all our tears
Yea shout it out, the war is over

The other side not far away
They wondered why their rivals sang
A white flag raised 
The end of pain
Was it real or just a game
Till one of them threw down his gun
Rose a white shirt towards the sun
Stood atop his trench and gave up, and they sang

Hoist the colors to the sky
Raise the banner hold it high
Shout it out, the war is over
Lets all give up and face our fears
Enough blood is shed for all our tears
Oh shout it out, the war is over

The bullets soon began to fly
Both soldiers saw before their eyes
That no one really cared if they were dead
And through the hell both sides let loose
Both soldiers knew both sides would lose
They stood and sang until they met their end

Hoist the colors to the sky
Raise the banner hold it high
Shout it out, the war is over
Lets all give up and face our fears
Enough blood is shed for all our tears
Oh shout it out, the war is over
Yea shout it out, the war is over


The Line

I'll be playing with Juliet Company and Vinnie Guidera and the Dead Birds at the Naked Lounge in Sacramento this Wednesday (October 26th). Come hangout with us! 

1111 H St, Sacramento, CA 95814

THRICE - The Melting Point of Wax (Matt McClean Cover)

There's a tapping in my heart
There's a pulse down in toes
That something isn't right
I can feel it in my nose

Does the man there with the bullhorn
Have anything to say
Because his words aren't worth a soapbox
And complaining aint a way

Is this what our fathers had died for
Are we the best that we could be
Are we fulfilling what we're made for
Or getting by from scene to scene

Is it the banks that do the robbing
While the desperate notch their belts
Does the law still mean a damn thing
When it doesn't seem to help

Should the cops be getting busted
Are the innocent in jail
Does the truth still stand for justice
Is there hope that will prevail

26 - mattmcclean

26 (DEMO)

There’s a pain that you feel
You won’t know til you’re older
You may work day and night
But never get closer
And the ones that you love
They might leave
Makes you toss and turn in your sleep
And no matter how much you march towards the sun
It’s still dark
You feel lost in a dream

We could travel the stars
But we dwell in our past mess
Off to Saturn and Mars
But we just can’t see past us
Well my friend see he’s got this machine
Says, “Go back and repair all the seams” 
But I smile and laugh at the boldness of man
Because for you I would give everything

What are you mad?
Don’t you know what I have?
Don’t you know who I hold?
I can’t wait to get home
Say what’s better than that?

Well I’ll never forget the second you just us
Swear from heaven above, rose a glorious chorus
Never cried so damn hard in my life
And I know I still won’t sleep at night
But from this moment on I’ll be singing this song
Because for you I would give my whole life

Every bone that I broke
All the blood that I lost 
Every debt accrued I pay it gladly
If this road that I’m on takes me where I belong
Then I’d take it all on
I’d take it all over again

mattmcclean

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