I joined for the love of loyal friends

Companions who’d fight until the end

Far from the dramas of high school

For hope, dignity, and set rules

I joined in peace but got lost in war

Now I don’t know what I’m fighting for

I can’t distinguish the bad from the good

I joined in the name of brotherhood.

I sought out to find my broken dreams

But their promises are not how they seemed

This war is a desert of loneliness

And I find my home is what I miss

I joined in peace but got lost in war

Now I don’t know what I’m fighting for

If I had the chance I doubt I would

Join in the name of brotherhood.

Kill to survive, no time for doubt

So many innocents killed, I couldn’t count

A secret mission gone awry

Bloody and beaten my body lies

I joined in peace but got lost in war

Now I don’t know what I fought for

I’d take it all back if I only could

I died in the name of brotherhood.

To all our fallen soldiers from Iraq……