Battle Born
The Killers Lyrics

You lost faith in the human spirit
You stopped believing in the goodness of people

You walk around like a ghost
You move around without any real purpose or passion

Your star-spangled heart
Your heart is full of love and pride for your country

Took a train for the coast
You left everything you knew behind and headed towards the seas

When you shine you're a hilltop mansion
Your best moments are full of grandeur and majesty

So how'd you lose the light?
What caused you to lose your positive energy?

Was it blown by the wind
Was it taken away easily and without much resistance?

In the still of the night?
During a time of calm and quiet?

You're up against the wall
You're facing serious problems and difficulties

There's something dying on the street
Something important is being lost or forgotten

When they knock you down
When people try to bring you down or push you around

You're gonna get back on your feet
You will keep fighting and persevering

('Cause you can't stop now)
You are unstoppable and won't give up

I always saw you as a kind of keeper
I remember seeing you as a guardian of the people you cared about

A mother to a child
Someone who protected and nurtured others

But your boys have grown soft
The people you care about have started to become weaker and more vulnerable

And your girls have gone wild
Those you're responsible for have started to behave recklessly and without care

From the Blue Ridge to the Black Hills
From the eastern mountains to the western mountains

To the Redwood sky
To the vast and towering redwood trees

The season may pass
Time may keep moving forward

But the dream doesn't die
Your hopes and aspirations will keep burning strong

Now don't you drop the ball
Don't give up or let yourself down

And when they break your heart
And when people hurt you emotionally

And when they cause your soul to mourn
And when you feel deep sadness and despair

Remember what I said
Remember my words of encouragement

Boy, you was battle born
You have always been a fighter, born for this struggle

('Cause you can't stop now)
You are unstoppable and won't give up

When the night falls on the land
At times when darkness and uncertainty descend on us

Are you haunted by the sound?
Do you feel a sense of fear or dread?

It's gonna take more than a hand
It will require more than a helping hand to fix things

To turn this thing around
To change the course of events and improve the situation

Won't you lean it on me?
Can I help support you through this?

Rescue, set me free
Help rescue me from my own problems

('Cause you can't stop now)
You are unstoppable and won't give up

Come on, show your face
Don't hide from the world, reveal yourself

Come on, give us one more spark
Provide us with one last burst of energy and passion

We'll sing your song of fire
We'll celebrate your strength, courage, and vitality

Unless we fall into the dark
Unless we fail to overcome the challenges we face

('Cause you can't stop now)
You are unstoppable and won't give up

You never live, you never learn
If you never truly experience or try things, you'll never grow as a person

You never shine if you never burn
You won't achieve great things if you don't put in the hard work and effort

A rising tide, the undertow
Both the push and pull of life's forces are at play here

The famine and the overflow
Both scarcity and abundance may come and go

Well, turn away, welcome home
Sometimes you need to leave situations that don't serve you, and find your way back to where you belong