Starts out acoustic ends hard rock.
The Nerp Flerps are a concept based on the human reality, strong on the interpersonal, low on scapegoats.
Story behind the song
Regardless of our controversial views (as civilians) on the war in Iraq, the soldier serving there is a hero - he puts aside his personal views and risks his life for the nation.
Lyrics
A soldier’s life made news in the evening
There he was kissing his wife before boarding
The aircraft that took him back to the desert
To fight in a war that he didn’t believe in
Duty calls and his life is the army
Just like his father and brother before him
What was at stake was the freedom he longs for
There’s nothing in this about honor or glory
When will he be home to see his children
Will he find them grown, will they still love him
For fighting a war that he didn’t choose
For following orders he couldn’t refuse
When he comes back home will he be walking
Will he wear a star, medals of Honor
Or will he bear the scars of the war
That ended his dreams on that distant shore
He’s a hero! Just a lonely soldier in Iraq
He’s a hero! And his unit rides Hum-V patrols
He’s a hero! In a few months time he hopes to be back home
He’s a hero! And he left his wife and children safe
He’s a hero! And he holds their picture close to heart
He’s a hero! If his luck runs out he’s never coming home
Back at home the debate stay the course/bring them home
Rages on, day and night, east and west, right or wrong
Soldiers die, every day, it’s a job, they get paid
Do the tour, save the day, win the war, then come home
They’re our heroes!
Casualties on our side still too high - stop the funds!
Insurgency, now the surge, civil war - not our fight!
Over time some will say if we chose the right course
All we hope, in the end we can mend what we broke
Don’t forget they’re our heroes! Every one of them!!!
