Now, as the rubble turns to ash
And my brothers cross the paths
Of those lost in the past
The ones we aimed to be

I found a place to hang my head
I didn't know my legs were swinging
I'll be gone for all your sakes
But will you know my name?

We are the defenders of a lost cause
Unwritten and undone
The descendants of a stronger past
That's dead and gone (dead and gone)

Tread the path of my desertion
Uncertain but not seen
It's not the way I want
My last few words to be
Go!

Now, as the dust it dries their bones
(their bones)
And I'm out here all alone
Awol, but do they know
The cost of the load we bear?

I found a place to hang my head
I didn't know my neck was broken
I'll be gone for all your sakes
But will you know my name?

We are the defenders of a lost cause
Unwritten and undone
The descendants of a stronger past
That's dead and gone (dead and gone)

Tread the path of my desertion
Uncertain but not seen
Its not the way I want
My last few words to be

When they took your hand
You had all but pride
Lay down your rights, throw away your life
The forgotten face of a ghost
With grace is now just dead and gone

We are the defenders of a lost cause
Unwritten and undone
The descendants of a stronger past
That's dead and gone (dead and gone)

Tread the path of my desertion
Uncertain but not seen
Its not the way I want
My last few words to be

We are defenders of a lost cause
Unwritten and undone
We are descendants of our heroes
But they're all dead and gone!