Another Soldier Down

There was a way to be closer
But there was also a risk, 
There were lives on the line
What if the results were brisk?
Instead of attacking head on
We waited it out
And we lost a good man
For what reason? A doubt?
He was prepared to die
Just to be my friend and yours,
And that's exactly what happened,
His body a wreckage of wounds and sores.
Whatever happened along the way
He was there to overcome
He was the stitching all along
But now that he's gone, its undone.
He built a bridge for the gap
And told us, "you go, I'll jump"
Now we're here and he's there
Hit every jagged edge and bump.
And on his way down,
The final thoughts in his head:
He was sorry he failed,
Not blaming us, but gravity instead.

That's just the story,
The lie that we're told,
As the public, we're cut off
The real story in the fold.
He didn't jump, he was pushed,
He didn't fail, he was killed,
He was turned on, betrayed
Because the lie that was built.

You took this mans life
After all that he gave
And you lie of his valor
Instead of praising his grave.
The purity of his heart
And the brilliance of his brain
Thanks to you, are no longer
Never to be matched again.