Sasha Tkachuk - Lullaby for Brother

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Lullaby for Brother

A cold night in an empty home,
And silence hugs the walls tight.
I remember the time before the war,
When our life was filled with light.
You raised me from my swaddling clothes,
You were my father, mother, guide.
You taught me life and kept me safe,
From all the evil and the lonely tide.

My brother, my brother, where is your trail now lost?
In fields of fire where the war burns on?
You're defending our country, the world, and me, at any cost…
Tell me, when will this cruel war be gone?
I believe that you'll come back to me,
Through ash and fire and the rolling smoke.
I'm waiting for the day I'll see you smile…
And my world will no longer be broke.

You'd read a fairy tale to me at night,
And gently stroke my hair.
You'd dress me warm on days without light,
So I'd be safe within your care...
I try to picture where your path now lies,
In a trench, or in a fierce attack?
Did you fall from weariness beneath dark skies?
Do you see the enemy through fear and lack?

My brother, my brother, where is your trail now lost?!
In fields of fire where the war burns on?!
You're defending our country, the world, and me, at any cost!
Tell me, when will this cruel war be gone?!
I believe that you'll come back to me!
Through ash and fire and the rolling smoke!
I'm waiting for the day I'll see you smile!
And my world will no longer be broke!

Your letters… they don't arrive…
And every morning is a dreadful gray…
I look up at the sky… so torn and so alive…
Just don't you leave me…
Don't you leave me there, I pray…!

I CAN'T SURVIVE ALONE WITHOUT YOU!!!

My brother, my brother, I will find your trail!
Even if the whole world starts to fail!
I know that you are coming back to me!
I'll run to hug you, for all the world to see!
You'll hold me tight, so very tight!
And you will never... ever... leave my sight...