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Dear Father Lyrics by Defeater

Empty Days & Sleepless Nights

2011

[Verse 1]
Buried him in the cold wet ground
Familiar faces would have made him proud
The military and the working man
The history of the life he led
[Bridge]
Can you feel that soil covering your coffin?
Can you feel? Can you feel?
Can you feel? Can you feel?
[Chorus]
So, what are you gonna do?
Be the hero that your father was
So, what are you gonna do?
Be the man he made you to be
And you are your father's son
Dear Father, Dear Father
Be the hero that your father was
Be the man he made you to be
[Verse 2]
The war torn stories that he told you
You've got a hell of a lot to live up to
An airborne man with a scar and a wound
Never make a promise that you can't prove
[Bridge]
Dear Father, Dear Father
[Chorus]
So, what are you gonna do?
Be the hero that your father was
So, what are you gonna do?
Be the man he made you to be
And you are your father's son
Dear Father, Dear Father
Be the hero that your father was
Be the man he made you to be
[Outro]
Where are you? Where are you?
You coward, you coward
Where are you? Where are you?
You coward, you coward
Credits
Defeater

Defeater

About “Dear Father” by Defeater

Read the complete lyrics to "Dear Father" by Defeater from the album "Empty Days & Sleepless Nights" in 2011. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Post-Hardcore, Melodic Hardcore, Hardcore Punk.

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"Dear Father" appears on "Empty Days & Sleepless Nights" in 2011.

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