A knock on the door at a quarter to ten
A suitcase full of ghosts he couldn't defend
His boots still muddy from the wars in his mind
He's lost in the trenches he left behind
Hell came home in a soldier's grin
Fighting devils wearing suits again
Whiskey on the table like a battle hymn
Hell came home and it's sinking in
The medals on the shelf, they don't mean a thing
Just shiny reminders of the pain they bring
The mirror cracks, but it don't lie
A stranger stares back with a bloodshot eye

He lights a match and lets it burn
The past is ash, but it won't return
Hell came home in a soldier's grin
Fighting devils wearing suits again
Cigarettes and shadows he can't outrun
Hell came home and the war's not done
No parades, no flags, no cheers in the street
Just a man with a heartbeat that skips on repeat
He traded his rifle for a bottle of sin
But the battle rages on deep within
Hell came home in a soldier's grin
Fighting devils wearing suits again
A war outside, a war within
Hell came home, but it won't give in

Bullets and lies, they sound the same
The medals don't shine, they just spell blame
A torn up flag, a shattered creed
The ghosts all whisper, they never leave
Hell came home in a soldier's grin
Fighting devils wearing suits again
A war outside, a war within
Hell came home, but it won't give in

The mirror cracks, but the eyes stay clear
The screams don't fade they echo here
A bottle won't drown it, the pills won't win
Hell's not a place, it's under your skin
Hell came home in a soldier's grin
Fighting devils wearing suits again
A war outside, a war within
Hell came home, but it won't give in