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Brother from another Mother Sitting there all in the dark Hiding from the ghosts and goblins that tease your mind and hurt your heart No one really knows at all the price you paid to heed the call even those who love you dear sometimes live, of you, in fear. Somethings broken deep inside You can see it in his eyes and only those who walked the walk are the ones to whom he talks The leaders now do all disdain the sacrifices made in their name They soon forget, the vows they made That compensation would be paid My Brother sits alone and sad Another life he may have had Had he not taken the Queen's Shilling and joined the Mob to do some Killing We are the men with eyes of Steel But deep inside we hurt, we feel We paid the price, we took the Toll Of a Brother's starring role
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Jan 4
Jan 4, 2026 at 5:29 AM UTC
Brother
Brother from another Mother Sitting there all in the dark Hiding from the ghosts and goblins that tease your mind and hurt your heart No one really knows at all the price you paid to heed the call even those who love you dear sometimes live, of you, in fear. Somethings broken deep inside You can see it in his eyes and only those who walked the walk are the ones to whom he talks The leaders now do all disdain the sacrifices made in their name They soon forget, the vows they made That compensation would be paid My Brother sits alone and sad Another life he may have had Had he not taken the Queen's Shilling and joined the Mob to do some Killing We are the men with eyes of Steel But deep inside we hurt, we feel We paid the price, we took the Toll Of a Brother's starring role
The unseen price of war
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64/M/Germany
Jan 4
Jan 4, 2026 at 5:29 AM UTC
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