Sergeant Sorrow - Nodes Of Ranvier

Withered and broken man

So fragile, so frail, so undignified by standards

But they will never break him

He has found his place

This harmless hero that they patronize

Is but a saint

Can’t you feel his pain and lost love

Inside this decorated soldier?

Infinite patience

The sticks and stones they throw

They scar his flesh, shatter bone

But they will never break him

He has found his place

This harmless hero that they patronize

Is but a saint

Can’t you feel his pain, lost love

Inside this decorated soldier?

His only friend, the night

The calm, the quiet cold

But you’ll never seem him cry

But they will never know, never know

Know his name

These sad old songs he sings are solid gold

They resonate

The hate we’ve shown him

He’ll carry to his resting place

The hate we’ve shown him

He’ll carry to a lonely grave

So leave him in the darkness.

NO

Leave him hopeless, social creation

Leave him with sickness

But let it be said, that’s how he looks at you

Can’t you feel his pain and lost love

Inside this decorated soldier?

His only friend, the night

The calm and quiet cold

But you’ll never see him cry

And on that day he reached out

He grabbed, pulled me close

He whispered to me in a voice barely audible

He said, «This life is what you make it

Don’t let it pass you by

If you don’t care whether you live or die

You’re the most alive you’ll ever be.»