The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Godspeed lyrics
[The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Godspeed lyrics]
It's January 1970 do you remember me?
You put me on a boat across the sea
In the name of victory
But much to my surprise when I arrived
There was no welcoming committee
Instead there was a man for me to kill
And now I see how this is all too real
Then I saw him standing with a bayonet
And as I ran towards him
He hardly broke a sweat
When I took his life he fell to his knees
And as his eyes began to fade
He whispered softly
Godspeed this letter away from here
I've sealed it with my tears
And stamped it with my fears
And Godspeed this letter away from you
My work done here is through
I'm on my way to better days and so are you
And in his pocket there
I saw a picture of his
Children and his family
And I began to realize
This person I despised in actuality
Was not much different from myself
We probably could have taught
Each other many things
And now I know it's much too
Late although I couldn't hesitate
I check his gun and his chamber was empty
Then I saw him standing with a bayonet
And as I ran towards him
He hardly broke a sweat
When I took his life he fell to his knees
And as his eyes began to fade
He whispered softly
Godspeed this letter away from here
I've sealed it with my tears
And stamped it with my fears
And Godspeed this letter away from you
My work done here is through
I'm on my way to better days and so are you
Oh, we know not what we've done
And oh, we know not what we've done
Godspeed this letter away from here
I've sealed it with my tears
And stamped it with my fears
And Godspeed this letter away from you
My work done here is through
I'm on my way to better days and so are you
You put me on a boat across the sea
In the name of victory
But much to my surprise when I arrived
There was no welcoming committee
Instead there was a man for me to kill
And now I see how this is all too real
Then I saw him standing with a bayonet
And as I ran towards him
He hardly broke a sweat
When I took his life he fell to his knees
And as his eyes began to fade
He whispered softly
Godspeed this letter away from here
I've sealed it with my tears
And stamped it with my fears
And Godspeed this letter away from you
My work done here is through
I'm on my way to better days and so are you
And in his pocket there
I saw a picture of his
Children and his family
And I began to realize
This person I despised in actuality
Was not much different from myself
We probably could have taught
Each other many things
And now I know it's much too
Late although I couldn't hesitate
I check his gun and his chamber was empty
Then I saw him standing with a bayonet
And as I ran towards him
He hardly broke a sweat
When I took his life he fell to his knees
And as his eyes began to fade
He whispered softly
Godspeed this letter away from here
I've sealed it with my tears
And stamped it with my fears
And Godspeed this letter away from you
My work done here is through
I'm on my way to better days and so are you
Oh, we know not what we've done
And oh, we know not what we've done
Godspeed this letter away from here
I've sealed it with my tears
And stamped it with my fears
And Godspeed this letter away from you
My work done here is through
I'm on my way to better days and so are you