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Backstory:

I wrote this based on an experience my mom and my uncle experienced. It is about men coming home from wars with PTSD. 
My collaborator Alistair was kind enough to make some structural changes, as well as sing it, and put music to it.
Do you notice any major problems with this, and do you feel it would work for either a movie or TV? 
Thanks Alan!

Lyrics:

                                                  
Some Wars (Are Never Won) 
Length of song- 4 min 5 sec

V1 
When the war was over, our heroes headed home 
We ran to meet our daddies; leapt into their arms 
But daddies can be scary with a pistol in their hand 
Their eyes ablaze with flashbacks of blood pools in the sand 
while whispering of horrors we could never understand 
(Understand) 

V2 
My Daddy may be broken, but we've been broken too 
My mother’s spirit’s broken due to what he put us through 
He may have done his duty, but our duty’s never done 
Although the war is over, some wars are never won 
Although the war is over, for some it rages on 
(And on) 

Chorus 
The war rages on in our minds and in our homes 
Men, women, children - private battle zones 
Praying for an armistice - a peace that never comes 
Although the war is over, some wars are never won 

V3 
A man who feels he’s lost control controls the things he can 
We've come to know his anger and the sting of his right hand 
As we grew, we children knew we had to get away 
Abandon those who loved us, condemning them to stay 
Deserters don’t deserve the love of those whom they betray 
(Betray) 

Chorus 
The war rages on in our minds and in our homes 
Men, women, children - private battle zones 
Praying for an armistice - a peace that never comes 
Although the war is over, some wars are never won
© Kime/Sutherland 2010