TraumaI dedicate this song to my father, who is a veteran of the Vietnam War. This song talks about the mental affect that that war had on the soldiers, and I know from first hand what a living hell that can be. This song is for him and all the others living with the memory of that event.Trauma John D. Parker February 7, 2001 The war has been over thirty years, yet I still hear the blasts ringing in my ears. Blood still stains my hands, can¡¯t you see it? I still see the crying and drink the tears. They give me a four letter label to explain, all this still locked up inside my head. And sometimes the ghosts echo so loud that I wish that I were dead¡¦. And the trauma lives forever¡¦¡¦ Noone understands me and even fewer seem to want me. Is this prison of alienation worth it for you to be so free? You exercised that freedom to tell me, ¡°Go to hell babykiller!¡± when I was just 19. Just rewards for growing up in the jungle, I wish it were just a bad dream. And the trauma lives forever¡¦¡¦ Chorus: And the rage is a cancer eating at me, termites on my wooden soul. I sometimes wonder if given the chance to do it again, would I still sign up to go¡¦ Then I see the faces of my brothers, who were lucky enough to have died. The war is over for them, while I¡¯m sentenced to still fight it in my mind¡¦ And the trauma lives forever! Jesus are you listening? You said you¡¯d never give me more than I could bear. But this chronic reminder of that tour of duty, it is always there. Take me out of the jungle, not just my body but now my mind. Forgive us all who did what we did and do what we do, it¡¯s Your grace we long to find. Don¡¯t let the trauma live forever¡¦ Chorus repeats¡¦. Psalms 23:4 - Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. Copyright 2001 John D. Parker Music. All rights reserved. "Psalms 23:4" public domain.
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