Glorious End

I hear the call to arms I shall answer at once My brothers, now we march Toward the sound of the guns Yes, men will die but I will not be afraid I remember the words That my father told me "My son you must be brave Your steel must be true And upon that field of war, my son You know what you must do" My Father, my father Your sons will stand tall We will return to home In victory or not at all For I am no coward I will laugh at death again Now onward, my brothers To our glorious end Oh, the banners stand so tall What glory awaits us all Hurry now, oh brothers Before the autumn leaves fall The fight will be done and we shall miss our call I must prove my mettle As the warrior true I'll look my foe in the eye Then run them through "Have courage, my son For I am with you from afar Your ancestors are watching Now show them who you are" My Father, my father Your sons shall not fail We'll fight to the last And our cause will prevail For I am no coward I will laugh at death again Now onward, brave sons To our glorious end How we stand so proud and tall What glory awaits us all My time has finally come I will prove myself at last But I never saw my enemy When they hit us with the gas Then I watched my brothers perish Consumed by the smoke Faces twist in agony Clutching ruined throats As I die among so many My name is lost in the crowd As I'm spitting out my lungs My father, are you proud? Truly a glorious end Into a silent tomb I fall What glory awaits us all Tell me Father, have you lied? This is no way for a soldier to die Was there a meaning when I fell? Where is the glory? Where is the glory for me?