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