Saturday, 17 June 2023

This performance was one where I felt very nervous because I did not have the original soundtrack playing in the background.  I wanted to sing this song because my brother is in the military and I pray he will never suffer from PTSD.  I changed the last line to sing Canadian Soldier, instead of American soldier for my brother.




The song is "A Soldier's Memoir" by Mitch Rossell


Lyrics
Been home about six months now
But I still have my doubts
Well I'm not sure how I got here
Or how I'm gonna get out
My mama says I look the same
As I did before I left
But if she could see inside of me
It would scare her to death
I can still taste the powder
From the barrel of my gun
I can hear my sergeant screaming
"Run, soldier, run"
I can feel the backpack on my shoulders
God it weighed a ton
And I see death in every single thought
They taught me how to put that uniform on
I just can't get it off
Last Saturday they honored us
In a small parade downtown
And when they shot off those fireworks
I nearly hit the ground
And while they smiled and cheered for us
All I could do was stare
Cause part of me is here at home
And part of me is back there
I can still taste the powder
From the barrel of my gun
I can hear my sergeant screaming
"Run, soldier, run"
I can feel the backpack on my shoulders
God it weighed a ton
And I see death in every single thought
They taught me how to put that uniform on
I just can't get it off
Yeah there's no end in sight
'Cause even though I'm home now
I'm still fighting for my life
I can still taste the powder
From the barrel of my gun
I can hear my sergeant screaming
"Run, soldier, run"
I can feel the backpack on my shoulders
God it weighed a ton
And I see death in every single thought
They taught me how to put that uniform on
I just can't get it off
Well the devil's won some battles
And he may win some more
But don't he know the Canadian soldier
Will always win the war.