khfreek's lyrics thread

[khfreek]

just started writing lyrics for my band so I might as well start a thread. here's about half a song I have done (no chorus done yet). will edit with full song soon. any better word choices/critiques would be appreciated

“It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.” - Voltaire

Blue skies over his place of birth
This day was a time of mirth
He ran fast and grew strong
He was a man before too long
In all this time he thought he knew
Right from wrong and what he’d do
With the rest of his life laid out in his hands
But nothing ever goes quite as planned
A great war began, and no one could say
Which side would be the victor of the fray
Posters ran through the streets of the land
Saying the decider was each and every man
The man wasn’t sure which path to take
To save his life or to claim his stake
As a hero to the people and land he loved
He chose to be remembered instead of unsung
A ship came, gathered all of the men
To his mother he didn’t look mannish then