When Brothers Don't Come Home

Helmets in the moonlight, I'm counting them again Helmets in the moonlight, where promises don't mend I was built for orders, but I learned what they cost Helmets in the moonlight... for the ones we lost Kamino made me steady, like a blaster in a case Torrent Company captain, marching time, a numbered face By the book, no nonsense - duty stitched into my skin Then Skywalker bent the rules, and let the chaos in With a headstrong Padawan, fire bright behind her eyes I learned to lead my brothers, not just watch my brothers die Umbara ate the daylight, black fog in my lungs Krell called us "living droids"... and still we held our guns Fives chased down the truth, but truth got him erased A secret in our skulls, a shadow with a face When the galaxy snapped shut, my hands went cold with fear I heard my own heart screaming: "I'm still in here" Helmets in the moonlight, lined up in a row Helmets in the moonlight, where the cold winds blow Good soldiers follow orders - until the orders lie Helmets in the moonlight... I watch my brothers die Helmets in the moonlight... and I'm still alive CT-7567 I remember. I remember. CT-7567 I remember. I remember. I remember. I remember. Mandalore lit the skyline - she came back to my side Orange on our helmets, wearing her marks with pride Maul in binders, engines humming, Council on the line Then Sidious spoke Order 66 - like poison in my mind Chip in my skull pulled the trigger, tried to make me a knife Still I fought the chain inside me, clawing back my life I said, "Find Fives." That name broke through the noise We stole a Y-wing from the falling ship - and buried them in silence They wrote me KIA, but I'm breathing in the gray Helping brothers in the shadows who refused to stay Freedom tastes like metal, like dust on old helmets And every quiet night I hear the war again Helmets in the moonlight, lined up in a row Helmets in the moonlight, where the cold winds blow Good soldiers follow orders - until the orders lie Helmets in the moonlight... I watched my brothers die Helmets in the moonlight... and I'm still alive Seelos wind on rusted steel, three old soldiers stand Wolffe and Gregor beside me, maps drawn in the sand A Ghost on the horizon, a signal through the night Kanan's doubt... then my blaster - probe droid down in sight I don't serve a throne of fear, I serve the ones I miss So I carry every brother... with nothing left but this Helmets in the moonlight, lined up in a row Helmets in the moonlight, where the cold winds blow Good soldiers follow orders - until the orders lie Helmets in the moonlight... I watch my brothers die Helmets in the moonlight... say their names tonight Helmets in the moonlight... I'm still alive Helmets in the moonlight Helmets in the moonlight