Eight Letters

Intro C F C/B C C We became the parade on the streets that we once cleaned F Expendable soldiers smiling at anything G C Raised on a feeling our lives would have meaning eventually C We were once the answer and then you discover F Youre actually just one thing after another G C And what was the question and why was the lesson so deafening? C C/B This is all that matters now F C/B And that was all that happened anyhow C C/B You can look back but dont stare F G Maybe I can love you out of there F C F C And when I went away what I forgot to say F C Was all I had to say: F G C Eight letters, three words, one meaning C And outside forces didnt make it easy F So I thought Id go before you leave me G C Self-preservation was no explanation for anything C But the truth is more than we ll ever comprehend F Im just starting to understand, my friend G C All of that distance, cause I fell in love with the enemy C C/B This is all that matters now F C/B And that was all that happened anyhow C C/B You can look back but dont stare F G Maybe I can love you out of there A F C F C And when I went away what I forgot to say F C Was all I had to say: F G C Eight letters, three words, one meaning F C F C And when I went away what I forgot to say F C Was all I had to say: F G C Eight letters, three words, one meaning Interlude C F G C C G F At last, we meet on no mans land G C Just footprints in the sand G F G We meet on no mans land, at last F C F C And when I went away what I forgot to say F C Was all I had to say: F G C Eight letters, three words, one meaning F C F C And when I went away what I forgot to say F C Was all I had to say: F G C Eight letters, three words, one meaning One meaning