Armies of One

Standing like the soldiers of a battle of a time beloved
 All lining up in armies of one
 Stranded like the lost and gone and vanished like the dark at dawn
 Forgotten for unholy wars to come...
 Once again this spangled banner torn and you alone again
 So many like you ignored, left only to mourn...
 The months and years have taken their toll
 And time has eaten holes
 In everything and everyone and left nothing to extol
 You linger but the ghost is gone
 Can't you hear the promise of the new and strong?
 With all anyone could ever want and more and more and more...
 Once again this mangled banner torn... you hide alone again
 So many more like you ignored left only for to mourn...
 The months and years have taken their toll
 And time has eaten holes
 In everything and everyone and left nothing to hold
 Below the setting sun, stand, in the shadows, the lonely one by one
 What they have glows and lights the way another day
 Before the setting's done
 Before the winter comes and dying and all that's left succumbs
 And the crying is silenced of the armies of one
 Below the setting sun, stand, in the shadows, the lonely one by one
 What they have glows and lights the way another day
 Before the setting's done
 Before the winter comes and dying and all that's left succumbs
 And the crying is silenced of the armies of one
 Once again this spangled banner torn and you alone...