Little Wars

Is that how you say “I love you” With literal flesh and blood Do you give them all of your body And bury them in the flood When the breath that you give to another Threatens to blow your flame out There’s little room for discussion And little room for doubt We all want to live forever We all want to write our names in the stars We all want to play the hero In our own little wars So maybe behind the darkness There’s a kindness that we forgot I’m not saying it’s all on your shoulders Or saying that it’s not So now when you say “I love you” Does it really mean the same All of these unborn children Will bury my father’s name We all want to live forever We all want to write our names in the stars We all want to play the hero In our own little wars We all want to live forever We all want to write our names in the stars We all want to play the hero In our own little wars Our own little wars Our own little wars