"Kamikaze" lyrics

Blood in the eyes of a soldier
Blind in the haze of the sun
Counting in fragments the number of battles he's won
Fighting to die with a meaning
Finding a solace in pain
Because after a lifetime, the men on both sides look the same

He sank all his ships in the water
And searched for a way off the shore
Stained by the plagues of our fathers
Still, he asked what the medicine's for
I asked him, "Old man, where you headed to?"
He said, "Boy, I'll take what I've earned"
Can death still be baptized in fire?
Can the old kamikaze return?
Will the old kamikaze return?

Told me time doesn't wait for the weary
And tide doesn't change for the poor
The world's always spinning and ends up the same as before
Oh, God, if You're still using Samson
And guiding the prodigal home
Would You spare an old soldier the sting of the weapon he holds?

He sank all his ships in the water
And searched for a way off the shore
Stained by the plagues of our fathers
Still, he asked what the medicine's for
I asked him, "Old man, where you headed to?"
He said, "Boy, I'll take what I've earned"
Can death still be baptized in fire?
Can the old kamikaze return?
Will the old kamikaze return?

He said, "I traded life for a figment
And I bartered my soul for a gun
And I sold any chance of redemption
For a statue they promised would come
And I'm dying to know why I'm broken
As I dive to the water below
Maybe I wish that somebody'd stop me"

Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh-oh, oh
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah