Lyrics

“Heart of This Warrior” – by The Band Almighty

A young version of me signed on the dotted line,
To risk my life for the freedom you enjoy in this time.
Boots hit dirt as the sun rose high,
drill sergeant thunder, truth in his eye.
Laughed like fools in the barracks at night,
learned to move as one and hold the line tight.
Letters from home tucked into my sleeve,
this patch on my chest taught me to believe.

The green in my blood is for the pride,
for serving my country, we stand side by side.

My oath’s not ink, it’s breath in my chest—still alive.
The courage of a veteran never hides.
If freedom calls in the middle of the night, I’ll arrive.
The heart of this warrior never dies.
When the world goes dark and the signal lights the skies,
I’ll hold the line, steady as sunrise—
’Cause the courage of a veteran never hides,
and the heart of this warrior never dies.

Away from family and friends to live a different life,
They’ll never understand the warrior waiting inside.
Midnight watch under foreign moons,
coffee and jokes, old barracks tunes.
Carried my brother when the road ran long,
folded our silence into iron and song.
Some things I saw I won’t describe—
they carved a compass I keep inside.

Should another threat arrive where I hold my flag high,
There are millions of us that are ready to rise.

My oath’s not ink, it’s breath in my chest—still alive.
The courage of a veteran never hides.
If freedom calls in the middle of the night, I’ll arrive.
The heart of this warrior never dies.
When the world goes dark and the signal lights the skies,
I’ll hold the line, steady as sunrise—
’Cause the courage of a veteran never hides,
and the heart of this warrior never dies.

I hung up the uniform, not the vow, not the why;
home now, but ready if the drums reply.
Names on my lips when the sirens rise—
I carry their stories behind my eyes.
Love taught me gentler ways to fight:
to build, to heal, to guard the night.
But if the call comes like it did before,
you’ll find me waiting, standing at the door.

Side by side, shoulder to shoulder,
we get braver as we get older.
Raise that flag into open skies—
we remember, and we rise.

My oath’s still burning, bright and alive.
The courage of a veteran never hides.
If freedom whispers or the thunder cries, I’ll arrive.
The heart of this warrior never dies.
For every brother, every sister by my side,
I’ll hold the line, steady as sunrise—
’Cause the courage of a veteran never hides,
and the heart of this warrior never dies.

So when you sleep safe under quiet skies,
know there’s a watchman with open eyes.
The years roll on, but hear my reply:
the heart of this warrior will never die.