When I Say, I am an American Soldier - Acoustic Original

Original song. Called "When I Say I Am an American Soldier" it's about what it really means to be a soldier and fight for your country.




To learn more about the military and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and to talk to veterans.

Also, you can check out my original version of the song, full with lyrics and instrumentals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9T7lM_hQsY




When I say... "I am an American Soldier"
I'm not shouting, I'm better than you.
I'm whispering, I was a boy, and now I find myself a man.

When I say... "I am an American Soldier"
I don't speak only of this with pride...I'm also confessing, that I stumble and make mistakes and need competent leadership to help guide me, so I, in turn can be a competent leader.

When I say... "I am an American Soldier"
I'm not trying to be strong...I'm professing that I am weak and need the strength of my peers and country to help me carry on.

When I say... "I am an American Soldier"
I'm not bragging of past successes
I'm admitting I have failed in the past
admitted the mistakes and tried to right the wrongs.

When I say... "I am an American Soldier"
I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible
But my country needs me, and I soldier on.

When I say... "I am an American Soldier"
I can still feel the sting of pain, from seeing those that I care about die, while we fight for those that we love
I have my share of heartaches
So I call upon the American People to help guide our soldiers home

When I say... "I am an American Soldier"
I'm not better than thou,
I'm just a simple man
Who was called upon by his country to fight

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[jkato05]

not hatin on the singer or the message you're tryin to get across bro, but thats gotta be one of the cheesiest songs i've ever heard in my life...

[MassCasualties]

@jkato05 I think it'd only be cheesy if it was done by somebody who's not a veteran, ya know.

[TheTwoStooges11]

thats gteat dude i im 19 and i fight for are county

[onelastbreath7777777]

cool song mate great emotion :)

[NDLlama1]

@billshort1988

Necro-reply from almost a year ago(I don't even remember this song or my commenting...) I did three years active in the USMC as a helicopter door gunner/crew chief from 2006-2009.

[billshort1988]

@NDLlama1 What have you done??

[ULOOKN]

"HEY DO GOO GOO DOLLS "SYMPATHY" 

[NDLlama1]

@MassCasualties

Nope, sounds kind of cheesy either way. It comes off as the sort of back-patting "I'm a silent hero" patriotism exhibited by your stereotypical boots and reservists... But thats just the impression I got from it.

[nightpotato]

This is unfortunate.

[AngryHateMusic]

Try some critical thinking about non-aggression...

[vteam02]

@jkato05 wow, you're such a sheep lol

[blackacidlizzard]

@jkato05

"imagine that [a difference in opinion] is a personal attack"

"you're opinion isnt really your opinion even, its nothing more than you mindlessly repeating"

The latter is indeed a claim that you know something about not only the opinion I hold, but about the reasons I hold it.

I realize that one can see similarities to patterns previously witnessed (as we both see in each other), but I have found it more useful to reserve final judgment until such a pattern is explicitly displayed.

[jkato05]

@MassCasualties i take back my previous comment, after listening to your song a couple more times i think it's actually very well written, not cheesy at all. first impressions can be misleading...

[jkato05]

@blackacidlizzard and by the way, i'm not trying to start an arguement with you under this video, in case you missed it i did request that you email me to continue the conversation, i'm not trying to have a running public argument with you, simply because i think that this man is doing something good with his talent and honestly that would just be disrespectful. so once again, feel free to email me.