From the recording Hits for Heroes: The Saturday Collection
Welcome to the Hits for Heroes album project. Every Saturday afternoon, United States Veterans gather to turn real service stories, personal history, and the path of healing into original music. By Freedom Sings USA
Lyrics
(Verse 1)
When I finished, that advanced training,
Packed my bags, no time for complaining.
Ordered to Europe, that felt like a dream,
Doing my duty… standing up for the team.
(Chorus )
Just a soldier in the dark, holding the line,
Trading in the dream… one secret at a time.
Others don't have to see, and they don't need to know,
Price of silence, is the memories never go.
(Music break)
(Verse 2)
But once I got there, I was met with a call,
Found myself on a team, the duties were tall.
I stood up, though it ended the dream,
In that part of the world, I was totally green.
(Chours )
Just a soldier in the dark, holding the line,
Trading in the dream… one secret at a time.
Others don't have to see, and they don't need to know,
Price of silence, is the memories never go.
(Verse 3)
When that team was called, life could change in a flash,
We depended on each other, no place to finish last.
Silent missions, I can still hear the call,
In just a heartbeat, my mind relives it all.
(Steel guitar solo)
(Bridge)
Taught to never raise a gun, or ever pull the trigger,
Only when necessary, to stop threats from getting bigger.
Missions to defend freedom, wish I could say more,
Bottled up memories… are hard… to ignore.
(Chours )
Just a soldier in the dark, holding the line,
Trading in the dream… one secret at a time.
Others don't have to see, and they don't need to know,
Price of silence, is the memories never go.
(Outro)
Some things in life are better… left untold.