Sleep is a luxury, I avoid it so well
Without a break, I'm nothing but a shell
I need a break from the screams in my head
Anything to get away from the lies I was fed
...
Give me the scorn of the stars and a peak defiant;
Wail of the pines and a wind with the shout of a giant;
Night and a trail unknown and a heart reliant.
Give me to live and love in the old, bold fashion;
A soldier's billet at night and a soldier's ration;
A heart that leaps to the fight with a soldier's passion.