Verse 1

Bend down slow in the morning rain,

Gather soil where the heroes lay.

Across this land from coast to coast,

I’ve walked beside the silent ghosts.

Every handful carries time,

Echoes carved in battle lines.

Each small grain a sacred trust—

A nation’s heartbeat in this dust.

Chorus

Dead soldiers can’t hurt me,

They guard the land I roam.

Their silence gives me courage,

Their sacrifice my own.

The world is full of sorrow,

But their spirit comforts me—

Dead soldiers can’t hurt me.

Verse 2

From the frozen north to the southern shore,

I’ve gathered soil they bled for before.

Every state, every sacred ground,

Where valor sleeps without a sound.

From desert heat to the ocean wind,

I feel their strength beneath my skin.

I carry freedom in my hands—

Fallen warriors of every land.

Pre-Chorus

And when the night grows heavy,

When fear begins to rise—

I think of all they carried,

And it steadies my mind.

Chorus

Dead soldiers can’t hurt me,

They guard the land I roam.

Their silence gives me courage,

Their sacrifice my own.

The world is full of sorrow,

But their spirit comforts me—

Dead soldiers can’t hurt me.

Bridge

(soaring, emotional)

Nations cry, the earth still bleeds,

But I hold the weight of their deeds.

I’ve walked the hills where heroes sleep,

Brought back the soil their memories keep.

Through the storms, through the scars,

Their bravery lights my darkest hours.

Though my heart may break in two,

I’ll stand tall because they once stood too.

Final Chorus (powerful, resolute)

Dead soldiers can’t hurt me,

They lift me when I fall.

Their courage runs within me,

The greatest gift of all.

I walk with their spirit,

Wherever life may lead—

Dead soldiers can’t hurt me…

Their sacrifice lives in me.Fifty states, one nation’s plea—

Freedom lives because of the free.

And in the soil I’ve gathered here,

Their silent strength is always near.