Requiem lyrics

As I sit here I see thee as we were young Like brothers, best friends We'd see it through whatever come Worn and tired I am Feel the weight of all those years The weight of years Wish you could be with me now Wish you could be with me now But this is just a requiem But this is just a requiem But this is just a requiem For the fallen For the fallen For the fallen A requiem Oh that battle All the freedom, glory and gold I never saw them But you died young and I live old Wouldn't you have liked to live To see your children die in the wars to come Would you not have liked to live To see your sacrifice undone But this is just a requiem But this is just a requiem But this is just a requiem For the fallen For the fallen For the fallen A requiem for the fallen For the fallen A requiem For the fallen