Will Butler - Waving Flag lyrics

I'm tired of waiting
For a better day i'm scared
And I'm lazy and nothing's gonna change
The war is not over
The blood's still on the ground but, I'm far
And I'm safe and i will not make a sound
I watch from the edge
But all I can see are the waves

The flags are waving
They're ready for the past they're strong
And they're saying the fighting's gonna last
Till the dead can rise up from their beds
And laugh with their friends the future
Is only a dream

You sought the future
They tried to make you hide we took
Forever but now we're on your side
Let us rest with our friends
In the sun cause the battle is won
The present is only a dream

Why don't you let us be?
Why won't you let us be?