All Quiet on the Western Front: "The Silence" (Original)

A song inspired by the war novel "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque.

Lyrics:

Never thought the world could ever
Take a boy's youth without him knowing better
You said you'd be there till the end
Then why am I my only friend

Bombs and dreams are falling faster
Caught up in this beautiful disaster
Sobbing mothers, watch'em cry
Only eighteen but prepared to die

CHORUS
Is this what its worth?
Where darkness turns to light
Is this what we meant?
That boys are sent to fight
Iron Youth? That's the truth? Who are we kidding and
Now it's all too quiet on the western front

Counted the days that he would die
So those precious boots could be mine
Human figure, savage at heart
Greed and hunger have torn me apart

French seductress or my family
No one seems to understand me
All alone and so afraid
Just another product the war has made

Held the enemy in my hand
Remind me why I hate this man
Found a picture of his wife
How can I bear to endure this life?
Kantorek told me "Won't you join up comrade?"
And here I am sitting, feeling so sad
I just can't seem to understand
How an enemy's defined by a line in the sand

Bullets falling all around
Pierces my heart with every sound
Though some survive externally
They can never go back to what they used to be

This ain't an adventure or a confession
Just a retelling of the hell we've been in
Had the keys to the future in our blood
But keys are useless if they're ashes in the mud

CHORUS
Is this what its worth?
Where darkness turns to light
Is this what we meant?
That boys are sent to fight
Iron Youth? That's the truth? Who are we kidding and
Now it's all too quiet on the western front

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[RachelLandis]

@mitsumi2449 As in who wrote the song? I composed the music and wrote the lyrics myself.

[mitsumi2449]

Beautiful... you are very talented... Could you tell me the name of the artist?