Bended Knee

I heard the Cavalry ride that day My parents hid me and there I'd stay Then those troops came, one by one Men with honor, men with virtue, men with none When they held her, I heard him cry And when they butchered him, I watched her die I shed no tears but vowed that day Men would crumble, men would suffer, men would pay Before the war came, I was free Then a darkness consumed me The face of war is all I see And I find no hope on bended knee I kept my word as the years crept by I slaughtered all to watch them die I'd make them doubt all they believed Men can marry, men can father, men can grieve They'd beg their lord as I did my will Their wives would scream at their children still I heard their stories one by one Men have prayers, men have regrets, I have none Before the war came, I was free Now a darkness consumes me I'm the last face men will see And they waste their breath on bended knee