Crimson Sky

[Verse 1 - Gentle Piano]
Oklahoma skies, clear and blue
Just a boy with nothing to prove
Then a letter came one autumn day
Said my country needed me far away
Conscription came like a sudden storm
Tore me from everything I'd known

[Chorus - Banjo + Fiddle]
And I flew through crimson skies
With thunder in my veins
Left innocence behind
As I watched the world in flames
Oklahoma feels like a distant dream
Nothing's ever what it seems

[Verse 2 - Accordion + Soft Brushes]
Helicopter blades cut through jungle air
Death below and fear everywhere
Every night I'd close my eyes
And see those Oklahoma skies
Fighting someone else's war
Couldn't tell what I was fighting for

[Bridge - Stripped Back]
Then they said we could go home
But home wasn't home anymore
In their eyes I saw the blame
For a war I never chose to wage

[Verse 3 - Accordion + Fiddle]
Now I'm flying for whoever pays
A mercenary in these modern days
Sending money back to those I love
The only gift they'll accept from me
'Cause I returned a stranger to my land
With blood they couldn't understand

[Chorus - Accordion + Banjo + Choir]
And I fly through crimson skies
With thunder in my veins
Left innocence behind
As I watched the world in flames
Oklahoma feels like a distant dream
Nothing's ever what it seems

[Outro - Accordion + Acoustic Guitar]
Someday I'll find my peace again
Under innocent Oklahoma skies
But until then, I'll ride these crimson winds
A pilot without a home
A soldier without a war
Dreaming of Oklahoma once more