Capo 4 / -6
D
Strong, brave, and broken
G
Anger, shame, and fear have soaked in
No more peace and quiet
She's stuck in a scene she brought back on the backs of her eyelids
A split second decision with a trigger
Now she holds that moment inside her rigid figure
If you pry at her too much he might burst wide open
She's brave, strong, and broken
A symbol of our generation
Savior of the haunted American imagination
Sent away to uphold the fiction
Of a sinister world around us demanding intervention
How do you work to change the past?
Maybe you just swallow that and work to change your path?
Responsibility preceding reconciliation
She's symbol of our generation
Slowly over time, that's how it goes
And there's scars that follow once the wounds are closed
Living with the weight of so many lives
And 4 million refugees fighting to survive
"Salaam" now tattooed down her arm
Determined and committed, calm like a bomb
She's re-defined her role in the war that took her youth
And transformed her uniform into a symbol of the truth