KREBS WENT TO WAR (18,23/4/10)
Krebs went to war from the college door, he lay flat, he shivered and he prayed
“Dear Jesus please, please get me out, keep me from death and I’ll do anything you say
I believe in you, I believe in you” and in the morning the sun came up
And the day was hot and the day was quiet, and he lived
Krebs went to war from the college door; he never told anyone he loved Christ
Now here’s a picture of his graduation, here’s another of humiliation
From ugly girls along the Rhine, back to small town Oklahoma
Years beyond the war being over, back he came but it was much too late
He didn’t want to talk about it; people didn’t want to hear about it
He lied to please, came to him with ease, the more he lied, the more he’d freeze
Took on the roles of others, till the memories were set in stone
Chains and guns in the forest, deep down he knew everything was wrong
Krebs went to war from the college door, he never told anyone he loved Christ
Late summer days spent sleeping late, bored in the bookstore, bored with the town
Nothing had changed as he looked around he walked up Main Street and he walked back down
He liked to watch, didn’t like to talk, his family loved him; he drove dad’s car
Krebs went to war from the college door; he never told anyone he loved Christ
There was nothing he could change; his experience was out of range
He was no hero inside his head; inside his head he was already dead
He read his books, he read the papers, still liked his sisters but broke his mother’s heart
“I don’t believe in you, I don’t believe in you”, and in the morning the sun came up
And the day was hot and the day was quiet, and he lived
He abandoned Jesus, he abandoned God, still prayed with his mother and she kept him safe
Krebs went to war from the college door - he lost everything
credits
from Splinterheart,
released August 31, 2010
Krebs Went to War (Reilly/Sutherland) (5:48)
David Reilly - Vocals; Acoustic Guitars
Craig Sutherland - Synthesisers; Bass Samples; Drum Programming
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